“The Most Overhyped Human Emotion”: Signe Baumane on My Love Affair With Marriage
Signe Baumane calls romantic love, “the most overhyped human emotion.” Her latest film, My Love Affair With Marriage, also concerns itself with love, but takes…
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Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman: A Meditation on Murakami
Inspired by Haruki Murakami's short stories, Pierre Földes’ debut feature animation film, Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman, is surreal, melancholic, dr…
FRONTRUNNER Meets Filmmaker Milorad Krstic
Name an art form, and Milorad Krstic will have studied and mastered it. He is a Slovenian painter, film director, visual artist, sculptor, author, illustrator,…
Writing a Screenplay the PIXAR Way
Pixar is known for giving the world some of the best stories ever told, starting with 1995’s Toy Story — currently boasting a perfect score…
Blackheads: A New Film by Emily Ann Hoffman
Emily Ann Hoffmann introduces her stop-motion animated film 'Blackheads', which made its digital premiere on MailChimp Presents SXSW 2020 Shorts.
Gogol’s ‘The Overcoat’: Reimagined
Nikolai Gogol's classic short story, "The Overcoat," is retold in a visually stunning film of the same name. In a story that takes the classic proverb…
Interview with Filmmaker Peter Peake on Take Rabbit
Most of us have heard the classic riddle. A farmer needs to transport a fox, a rabbit, and a cabbage across a river, but only…
Emily Ann Hoffman on her Stop-Motion Sensation NEVADA
In this stop-motion feature, one woman and one man, both made of clay, contemplate the consequences that come out of the choices we make out of life.
Interview with filmmaker Shelby Hadden about Tightly Wound
I think writing the essay, making this film, talking about my experiences, and helping others has been instrumental in my healing journey. I think i…
Jon Frickey: Exploring self-identity in international animation, CAT
For a child, going to the doctor can be a nightmare. Even as an adult, one diagnosis can change your life. Just imagine being diagnosed…