Director Tommy Pallotta introduces Collapsus, Submarine Channel’s 2010 transmedia project that combines interactivity, animation, fiction, and documentary. Collapsus looks into the near future and shows you how the imminent energy crisis affects a group of ten young people, who appear to be caught up in an energy conspiracy. Collapsus is part of the VPRO … Continued
With American Prince, Submarine director Tommy Pallotta made a compelling documentary about his friend Stephen Prince, a very engaging storyteller who worked extensively with film icon Martin Scorsese in the 1970s, both as a producer and as an actor (Taxi Driver). Stephen Prince was also the subject of Scorsese’s lost film American Boy, in which … Continued
Directors Femke Wolting and Tommy Pallotta take us through the main features of Last Hijack Interactive – an award-winning online transmedia experience that explores the hijacking of a ship in Somalia. Project: Last Hijack Interactive Trailer of Last Hijack Interactive Trailer of Last Hijack, the film Watch the film on iTunes Uncover the complex realities … Continued
“There is nothing more human than telling stories,” says Tommy Pallotta in the trailer of Submarine’s documentary More Human Than Human, which he co-directed with Femke Wolting. For the final scene of the film, the directors built a robot to replace themselves as the filmmakers, asking the ultimate question: Will AI be better than humans at … Continued
Last Hijack Interactive lets you experience the murky world of piracy in Somalia through the eyes of a pirate and a captain. It’s their story, but also the story of their families, the journalists, lawyers and negotiators in both Somalia and the West. Watch the 3-minute walkthrough with the directors Last Hijack Interactive allows … Continued
“SubLA has been working in super stealth mode and about to launch our first project,” tweeted Collapsus director Tommy Pallotta @SubLA yesterday. Tommy directed the rotoscope animated personalized FaceBook viral for the new Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol movie. Check it out. It looks amazing: whoisCobalt.com This project’s been a blast for everyone involved, and I … Continued
Director Tommy Pallotta and his team spent the last weeks remixing our Emmy-nominated interactive web thriller Collapsus – Energy Risk Conspiracy into a short format linear version for ye old-school masses that still watch that nostalgically flickering tube called Television. Four European stations will be broadcasting the new 15-minute movie version the coming week. Broadcast dates: * … Continued
Okay, we’ve been burning incense by the kilo’s, sacrificed virgins, and chanted Vedic mantras here at the Submarine Channel office to show our appreciation to the powers that be for the Digital Emmy nomination for Collapsus! But seriously… In the light of those recent awards (SXSW) and nominations for Collapsus, we wanted to share … Continued
Did you know that the most memorable scene from Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, in which Travolta injects adrenaline into the heart of a woman who overdosed, is based on a true story? It happened to Steven Prince. In ’78, Martin Scorsese made a movie about his friend, Prince, whose life was more fascinating than what any … Continued
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