Benjamin Booker's The Future Is Slow Coming || Directed By James Lees

Benjamin Booker 'The Future Is Slow Coming' Dir: James Lees from James Lees on Vimeo.

A short film featuring the songs 'Slow Coming' & 'Wicked Waters' from Benjamin Booker.

PRESS:
NPR - “A kind of mash-up of Selma and Beasts of the Southern Wild, with Booker as an unwilling time traveler recalling both the segregated Deep South and current controversial police actions."
Full Article - http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2015/03/11/392203348/benjamin-booker-faces-the-past

DIY Mag - "One emotional juggernaut of a video"

Far Out Magazine - "A music video for ‘Slow Coming’ and ‘Wicked Waters’ it deals effectively with both aspects of the short film and music promo genres, being both cinematic and emphatic in delivery. Pulling at heart strings and delivering the sobering message like a slap to the face."

CREDITS:
Director: James Lees
Production Company: Doomsday Entertainment
Executive Producer: Danielle Hinde
Producer: Declan Ryan
Director of Photography: Jackson Hunt
Editor: Michael Carter
Production Design: John Richoux
Costume Design: Christina Flannery
Colourist: Ricky Gaussis
Sound Design: Brent Kiser
VFX: Jeff Desom
Make Up: Amber Leonard
Hair: Jessica Masters & Rena Rheaves

Alan Becker's Animation vs. Geometry

GEIST || Giant Animation Studios

via Giant Animation Studios

A shipwrecked fisherman is led to a dark secret within this short thriller.

Purl | Kristen Lester || Pixar SparkShorts

Udara || Daniel Obasi

Vlisco

Creating unique textiles influencing the fashion landscape in West and Central Africa. Vlisco, The True Original - Since 1846.

Udara - is an experimental fantasy by Daniel Obasi. It is a visual experiment that shows how Igbo culture can be discussed alternatively. The film isn’t time-bound, but rather draws inspiration from the past and present in an attempt to broaden the perspective of what is possible with Igbo culture.

Cross My Heart || Sontenish Myers

Cross My Heart from Sontenish Myers on Vimeo.

Sontenish Myers

An American teenage girl visits her family in Jamaica and uncovers a secret that changes the way she sees the people she loves. This film explores the culture of silence amongst women, the kinds of secrets we keep and who they’re actually protecting.

Winner of the Vimeo Staff Pick Award at the 2018 Hamptons International Film Festival.

“This film masterfully navigated through delicate questions regarding trust and loyalty, when they’re thrown into turmoil following an act of sexual abuse. Anchored by outstanding performances from its two young leads and a nuanced directorial approach, we present the Vimeo Staff Pick Award to "Cross My Heart” by Sontenish Myers.“ - Vimeo Curation

Do No Harm || Roseanne Liang

Do No Harm from Roseanne Liang on Vimeo.

Roseanne Liang

3am. 1980s Hongjing. In an aging private hospital, a single-minded surgeon is forced to break her physician’s oath when violent gangsters storm in to stop a crucial operation.

“Do No Harm” is this week’s Staff Pick Premiere. Read more about it here: vimeo.com/blog/post/do-no-harm

donoharm-film.com

NZFC Premiere Pathways

Director: Roseanne Liang
Producer: Hamish Mortland
Executive Producers: Tim White, Tim Wong & Roseanne Liang

DOP: Andrew McGeorge
Prod Designer: Gary Mackay
Costume Designer: Jaindra Watson
Editor: Tom Eagles
Composer: Mahuia Bridgman-Cooper

Mr. Death || Andreas J. Riiser

Mr. Death from Andreas J. Riiser on Vimeo.

Andreas J. Riiser

An exclusive interview with Death as he goes about his everyday business.

Mehdi Alibeygi | Changeover || Good Laugh

Changeover from Mehdi Alibeygi on Vimeo.




Mehdi Alibeygi

Written, Directed & Animated by Mehdi Alibeygi
Sound & Music: Hani Rajabi
Film consultant: Moin Samadi
Color & Background: Mir Mohamad Fatahi
Composite: Sare Shafipour
Animation Assistant: Pedram Taghavi
Concept art: Hamidreza Shariat, Mehdi Shiri
Producer: Mehdi Alibeygi

BABY (short film) || Daniel Mulloy

BABY (short film) from Daniel Mulloy on Vimeo.

A young woman is followed home by a stranger.

Starring American Academy Award Nominee Daniel Kaluuya and European Academy Award Nominee Arta Dobroshi. Written and directed by Daniel Mulloy.

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HOLD ON || A Film By Christine Turner

Hold On from Christine Turner on Vimeo.

HOLD ON — A Film By Christine Turner

FEATURING Bethann Hardison & Jimmie Jeter
CREW
Director, Writer, Producer | Christine Turner
Producer | Duana Butler
Cinematographer | Marshall Stief
Editor | Aljernon Tunsil
Sound Recordist | Edward Morris II
Production Designer | April Lasky
Costume Designer | Kima Baffour
Assistant Camera | Tim Trotman
Gaffer | Devin Cremer
Music, Sound Design & Mix | Mark Henry Phillips
Colorist | Mike Howell
Visual Effects | Betty Cameron
Title Design | Anthony Nguyen

UNIVITELLIN || Terence Nance

UNIVITELLIN from Terence Nance on Vimeo.

Marseille, today. Aminata works as a hairdresser in an Afro hairdressing salon, Badara works as mechanic. When they meet, their love story will change their lives.

'Univitellin' is this week's Staff Pick Premiere! Read more about it here: vimeo.com/blog/post/staff-pick-premiere-univitellin

A film by Terence Nance

Interpreted by Aminata M'Bathie, Naky Sy Savané, Badara N'Gom & Mama Faso

Music : Akua Naru, Dany Levital
Photography director : Shawn Peters
Sound : Baptiste Geffroy
Sets : Alexandre Marcault
Editing : Théo Lichtenberger
Mix : Joel Hernandez
Production : Floréal Films – Avi Amar & Damned Films - Yohann Cornu

Festivals & Distribution : Anaïs Colpin / Manifest / anais@manifest.pictures

PUMZI || Wanuri Kahiu

Wanuri Kahiu

PUMZI from Awali Entertainment on Vimeo.

WHEN YOU GET HOME (Short film) || Ben Brand

WHEN YOU GET HOME (Short film) from Ben Brand on Vimeo.

Where does your job end as a police officer?



WHEN YOU GET HOME is a hybrid short film / commercial produced by production company 25FPS and written & directed by Ben Brand. It's a project that wants to stretch the boundaries between commercial & film to see if it can create more depth and meaning in advertising.



Link to the commercial: https://vimeo.com/235310925



The film is based on true events. A year ago Ben found a picture online that struck him so hard he had to do something with it. You can see the picture here but be sure to see the film first: dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3133071/Heartbreaking-moment-police-officer-distracts-little-girl-parents-three-siblings-pulled-wreckage-car-crash.html



Actor: Issaka Sawadogo

Production: 25FPS

Writer/Director: Ben Brand

Cinematography: Maxime Desmet

Strange Beasts

Strange Beasts from Magali Barbé on Vimeo.

Magali Barbé

A sci-fi short about augmented reality.
"Strange Beasts" is an augmented reality game. It allows you to create and grow your own virtual pet. How far can it go?

Written, directed and produced by Magali Barbé. Co-produced by: Red Knuckles, Peanut.

If you're curious about the process...
magalibarbe.com

Interview in the Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/chris-townsend/strange-beasts_b_15686092.html

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5638002/

StudioAKA: Otto

StudioAKA: Otto from Blacklist on Vimeo.

studio AKA
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See, stupid. CGI animation are made by people with both artistic and "technical" expertise, definitely NOT made by children, and are NOT all for children.

Jimi Could Have Fallen from the Sky (Terence Nance)

NUTCRACKER || Michael Aronson

NUTCRACKER from Michael Aronson on Vimeo.

An introverted retail clerk sheds her good-girl image.

NUTCRACKER is the short film adaptation of Tia Clark's story (American Short Fiction) that begins with a volatile game in the stock room of a sporting goods store. Shelly—an imaginative teenaged clerk struggling to unite her stimulating inner life with the slow grind of her retail job—seeks the validation of her coworkers who play the “rape game.” To measure her sense of self worth, Shelly succumbs to the lure of this brazenly toxic culture, and finds that the price of fitting in is more than she bargained for.

Borrowed Time

Borrowed Time from Borrowed Time on Vimeo.

A weathered Sheriff returns to the remains of an accident he has spent a lifetime trying to forget. With each step forward, the memories come flooding back. Faced with his mistake once again, he must find the strength to carry on.
"Borrowed Time" is an animated short film, directed by Andrew Coats & Lou Hamou-Lhadj, and produced by Amanda Deering Jones. Music by Academy Award winner Gustavo Santaolalla.

"Why We Made Borrowed Time" Featurette from Borrowed Time on Vimeo.

What Men Fear Most || Elliot Barnes-Worrel | NOWNESS

Elliot Barnes-Worrel

What Men Fear Most - NOWNESS from NOWNESS on Vimeo.

London-based actor and poet Elliot Barnes-Worrel’s new film focuses on the emotional affects of modern masculinity. Read more on NOWNESS - http://bit.ly/28Jypkw