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August 1st, 2009 - 8:25 am § in Contemporary Short Films

Contemporary Short Films: Manon On the Asphalt by Elizabeth Marre and Olivier Pont

Download on Itunes This short film successfully bridges the gap between literary narration and film. It begins with Madeleine Peyroux‘s lilting cover of Bob Dylan’s “You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go.” The song, coupled with an elegant title sequence that evokes[...]

July 23rd, 2009 - 12:00 am § in Contemporary Short Films

UPDATED Contemporary Short Films: Toyland by Jochen Alexander Freydank

“A film about ignorance, truth and the history of my country.” -Jochen Alexander Freydank Update: Jochen Alexander Freydank was rejected by german film schools five times. Finally, he decided to finance his short film “Toyland” on his own – and spent four years working [...]

July 21st, 2009 - 6:53 am § in Contemporary Short Films, Film School

Contemporary Short Films: The Replacement Child by Justin Lerner

Watch The Replacement Child on Vimeo “It is not the storyteller’s job to provide answers, but in fact the harder job is to correctly state the question.” -Anton Chekhov The Replacement Child was writer-director Justin Lerner‘s graduate directing thesis at UCLA’s School [...]