The Visit by Finding Pictures2022-01-14
The Visit tells the solemn story of a young girl who visits her father in prison. The sole, lonely visit and ensuing memories illuminate a story more complicated than it first seems.
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The Visit by Finding Pictures
Robin Robin by Aardman2021-12-01
In their latest stop motion offering, Aardman’s Robin Robin is a departure in more ways than one: being both their first musical as well as their first film after leaving See BBC for Netflix. First impressions do not look like the film went all Hollywood on us though. Set during Christmas, the tale of a … Read more
Elephant’s Song by Lynn Tomlinson2021-09-08
Old Bet was the famous elephant of a Somers, New York farmer who bought her to farm the land and ultimately realized that was not going to happen…Old Bet ultimately became the first circus elephant in America. Set to a tune sung by her friend, an old farm dog, their story is portrayed in colorful, handcrafted animation, created frame by frame with clay-on-glass and oil pastel animation.
BESTIA by Hugo Covarrubias2021-08-02
More than anything else, what signals the tension in the BESTIA trailer, is the sound track. It builds as the trailer progresses, making it almost obvious that what originally seems like a mundane snapshot of life would soon feature both a knife (twice) and a gun by the end. Inspired by real events, BESTIA, by Hugo Covarrubias, enters the life of a secret police agent in the military dictatorship in Chile.
Good Intentions by Anna Mantzaris2021-03-15
In Good Intentions’ small thriller about decision making and guilt, a young woman responsible for a car accident. She escapes the scene but can’t stop thinking, or imagining, what happened to the other driver. The scenes that ensue, as the woman then becomes a ghost of its former self, are what really grabbed our eye. We’d never seen a ghost puppet before and director, Anna Mantzaris, pulled it off very well.