Absurd Tag Archive

Live Action, Premiere

Tim Nathan Skewers Late-Stage Capitalist Britain in Absurdist Comedy ‘Thoughts & Prayers’

Combining precise cinematography with dry humour, Tim Nathan reveals how he grounded absurdity in truth in his comic take on contemporary Britain.

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Live Action, Premiere

Retro-Futuristic Consumerism Meets Modern Day Existential Dread in Oscar Garth’s Absurdist Sci-Fi Short ‘Benji’

Oscar Garth walks us through using dialogue-free performances, hand built robot bins and retro-futurist whimsy as a Trojan horse for something much darker.

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Awards, Live Action

Natalie Musteata & Alexandre Singh Weaponise Absurdism Against Authoritarianism in ‘Two People Exchanging Saliva’

Oscar-winning writer/directors Natalie Musteata & Alexandre Singh on building a Swiss-watch satire where a slap is currency and a kiss is a capital offence.

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Live Action, Premiere

A Real Life Marketplace Encounter Leads to the Wildly Entertaining Fever Dream That Is Olivia Accardo’s ‘Baby Tooth’

Olivia Accardo reveals how her encounter with a local seller led to her absurdist comedy short offering a potential boat buyer way more than he anticipated.

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Art & Fashion

François Larpin Finds Absurdist Poetry in Restraint in the Surreal Holiday Storytelling of ‘A Festive Tale’

Faced with the saturated festive ad space, François Larpin built a distinctive world, stripping Christmas to its essence for his branded seasonal triptych.

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Live Action

Jack Turits Builds a Surreal, Darkly Humorous Exploration of Societal Absurdity in ‘Pun Intended’

Born from a list of puns, Jack Turits charts how he wove a trio of archetypal stories into a cohesive whole for his absurd wordplay-led situational short.

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Live Action

Ali Gill Weighs the Nobility of Truth Against the Power of Conformity in Absurdist Satire ‘Party Animal’

Ali Gill details how the voyeuristic cinematography in his allegorical short framed the descent into political madness of a man whose truth falls on deaf ears.

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Live Action

Jim Hosking Unleashes the Absurdist Alchemy of Musical Legends Stevie & Paul in Revisionist Biopic ‘Ebony & Ivory’

Jim Hosking reveals how trusting his unique instincts and fostering intuitive collaborations allows him to create his polarizing, personal brand of comedy.

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Live Action

Riley Donigan Manifests Mental Anguish Through Grotesque Body Horror in His Profoundly Human Short ‘Shithead’

Riley Donigan explains how he utilised slow zooms, frenetic editing and prosthetics to express a struggling young man's accelerating descent into madness.

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Live Action, Premiere

Dexter Demme & Jack Depp Pit Pride Against Absurdity in Their Tense Couples’ Mexican Standoff Comedy ‘Tug of War’

Dexter Demme & Jack Depp unpack the seemingly absurd marital standoff in their comedy short where a beloved forgotten item exposes relationship fragility.

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Live Action, Premiere

A Dubious Pair With Ulterior Motives Spin an Unbelievable Yarn in Sean Lyons’ Political Satire ‘Smoking Dolphins’

Sean Lyons unpacks the on point comedic tone and tension-structured shooting style of his smoky comedy calling out the self-serving doublespeak of politicians.

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Art & Fashion

Sergii Shevtsov Takes a Metaphorical Ride of Whimsy With ‘the list of stupid questions i ask myself when i’m

Sergii Shevtsov breaks down the considered staging of the surreal compositions for his self-reflective visual poem about life, career and relationships.

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