Short Fix
short fix: INCEPTION (SWEDED) (5/16/2012)
We are, admittedly, big fans of “sweding” here at Film Independent. So we were completely smitten when we discovered the short film Inception (Sweded) as a submission to the Los Angeles Film Festival’s High School Short Films category. The three teenaged directors, Marco Duran, Joachim -- continue reading →
short fix: AT-AT AFTERNOON (4/09/2012)
What could be better than a stop-motion animation using a couple of beloved old Star Wars toys? Not much. Director: Patrick Boivin Bio: I’m Patrick Boivin. A French Canadian autodidact director. For most of my film work, I did the script, the light, the camera, -- continue reading →
short fix: SEBASTIAN’S VOODOO (3/19/2012)
Directed in 2008 by Joaquín Baldwin at the UCLA Animation Workshop and winner of over 100 awards, Sebastian’s Voodoo follows a voodoo doll who must find the courage to save his friends from being pinned to death. Writer/Director: Joaquín Baldwin Music: Nick Fevola Director Bio: -- continue reading →
short fix: AIR’S RUN ANIMATED BY MELANIE MANDL (3/12/2012)
Melanie Mandl’s haunting animated music video for Air’s song “Run” won the music video audience award at the 2008 Los Angeles Film Festival. The video was totally DIY, made in Mandl’s own back yard. After it was finished she sent it to the French band -- continue reading →
short fix: BOTTLE (3/05/2012)
Animated on location at a beach, in the snow, and underwater, Kirsten Lepore’s Bottle is a stop-motion short detailing a transoceanic conversation between two characters via objects in a bottle. Writer/director/animator: Kirsten Lepore Sound Mix: Ben Huff Bio: Kirsten Lepore is an animator -- continue reading →
short fix: TWO CARS ONE NIGHT (2/28/2012)
The first time I saw the short film Two Cars, One Night; I remember thinking, “now that is what short filmmaking is all about. A story you can tell in a few moments that sticks with you for a long time after.” I was charmed -- continue reading →
short fix: MR. HAPPY MAN (2/21/2012)
In this docu-short by Short Fix alumni, Matt Morris, Johnny Barnes AKA Mr. Happy Man of Hamilton, Bermuda spreads the love 5 days a week. Ok, here’s this week’s Short Fix, Mr. Happy Man Bio: Matt Morris is an award-winning filmmaker living in Winter -- continue reading →
short fix: BLIND DATE (2/13/2012)
John Lennon said, “Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans.” A truism perfectly illustrated in this hilarious British short, Blind Date, that took home the Audience Award at the 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival. Bio: Joe Rosen /Director, Editor, Producer Joe -- continue reading →
short fix: ANNA AND BELLA (2/06/2012)
On Saturday night, ninety-one-year-old Dutch animator Børge Ring received a Winsor McCay Lifetime Achievement Award at the Annie Awards. (The Annies are the animation community’s equivalent to our very own Spirit Awards.) The Academy Award-winning animator was not able to attend in person, in part -- continue reading →
short fix: GLORY AT SEA (1/30/2012)
In the early days of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Benh Zeitlin’s Beasts of the Southern Wild emerged as one of the most talked about titles in the festival. Described by the New York Times as “among the best films to play at the festival -- continue reading →
