February 2012 - Directors Notes

Young Adult

Young Adult is the age old tale of the girl that left her small town for the bright lights of the big city because she was just too damn popular to stay in

Live Action

Inky Pinky

Inky Pinky, the first in a series of microshorts from Brain Killer sees Pinky, an unsuspecting Kogal meets her demise by an unseen bone crunching, soul sucking

Live Action

Kitchen Sink Drama

Is Nicholas Clifford’s Kitchen Sink Drama the worst marriage proposal ever? Possibly, but it’s also one of the funniest shorts I’ve seen in a

Animation, Music

Willis Earl Beal: Evening Kiss

Willis Earl Beal illustrates and directs this unusual video for his haunting track Evening Kiss.

Live Action

Jack Turits

I’m ashamed to admit that my film discovery powers must be in need of a major tuneup, as if I’m only just discovering the work of New York City

Art & Fashion

I Am Your Grandma

If terrifying your future grandchildren from beyond the grave is something that appeals to you Jillian Mayer and Lucas Leyva’s I Am Your Grandma lays

Music

Beirut: Vagabond

You know how people hearken back to simpler, more restrained times, back when folks knew how to enjoy themselves without it descending into debauchery? Well

Animation

InsideOut

Rachel Mouawad gives us a peak at a woman slipping InsideOut into something more comfortable after a night of looking fabulous.

Live Action

Dr Grordbort Presents: The Deadliest Game

Taking the worlds of Dr Grordbort as its basis, and created and designed by Greg Broadmore, the Media Design School’s steampunk styled Dr Grordbort

Music

Ocean Versus Daughter: Appolina

Emile Rafael’s Appolina for Ocean Versus Daughter probably won’t be the first light painting promo you’ve seen, but it makes such good use of

Art & Fashion

Contact Sheet: Kenza Fourati

Mike Kobal breaths kaleidoscopic digital life into the analogue concept of contact sheets. Kobal’s posted some technical details if you’re

Music

Islands: Hallways

Lex Halaby’s promo for Islands’ track Hallways sees front man Nicholas Thorburn rock out with a backing band of skeleton puppets.

February, 2012 Archive