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Co-Founder & Managing Editor at Directors Notes, Rob's 20+ year obsession with short film has led him to develop a unique perspective on the medium. Driven by his curiosity and excitement for emerging filmmaking talent, he's motivated by sharing these exciting new voices with the world.

Animation

Swelter

Swelter, the second year film from Calarts student Jacob Streilein sees a desperate search for water, in a universe ravaged with extreme heat, end in a

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Live Action

Spoiler

Having made his name working in visual effects on features such as Zodiac and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Daniel Thron turns his hand to writing/directing

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Animation

The Eagleman Stag

Created “100% in-camera” via stop-motion Mikey Please’s 'The Eagleman Stag's' striking visuals are equally matched by an ambitious epic narrative.

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Animation, Music Video

Die ärzte – Cpt. Metal

With all the hype surrounding Avengers Assemble currently dominating the cinematic world you’d be forgiven for thinking they were the only on-screen

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Art & Fashion

Organic Trip

Lilian Hardouineau’s mesmerising psychedelic journey Organic Trip combines constantly-transforming visuals with a grandiose soundtrack to create an

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Art & Fashion

Walt Disney's Taxi Driver

San Francisco based filmmaker Bryan Boyce presents Walt Disney’s Taxi Driver, a “fair use” parody that reconstructs Martin Scorsese’s

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Animation, Art & Fashion

Lumerence

Experimental animation Lumerence from CalArt’s graduate Miwa Matreyek mixes live-action with animation to create a fascinating and original short.

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Music Video

Mr Oizo: Stade 3 (teaser)

Flat Eric and William Fichtner play chess in this promo for the new Mr Oizo (Quentin Dupieux) EP Stade 3.

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Animation

David's Story (Sex O-Clock in America)

Brooklyn based artist and animator Kelsey Stark brings his eccentric style to David’s Story (Sex O-Clock in America) an animation commissioned for the

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Animation, Music Video

Birdpen: Nature Regulate

Parisian director/visual artist Pooya Abbasian created a meticulously-detailed animated universe, overflowing with intriguing worlds and odd characters for the

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Animation, Music Video

Punks Jump Up feat Chromeo: Mr Overtime

French director Maxime Bruneel brings the vivid, trippy style we’ve become used to in his recent work, to this vibrant animated road trip video for the

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Art & Fashion

Spike Lee / The Dolly Shot

Ever noticed how many dolly shots Spike Lee has in his movies? NO! Well writer & video editor Richard Cruz has and he’s made a montage to prove it.

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