This no–frills production presents DJ Derek, a character so loveable that you just can’t stop watching. A white gentleman, now in his 60s, he found his calling as a bringer of good vibes in the form of rocksteady, ska and roots music. The trans-cultural ex-accountant grew who up in poverty-stricken post-war Bristol (UK), found solace … Continued
Known and loved for their long-standing line in ground-breaking vector art, Bangkok / Baltimore-based collective YouWorkForThem have been at the helm of the design radar for like, ever, having hit the scene with aplomb way back in 2001. They recently released a sumptuous abstract animated short known as The Interpretation.
We just came across this delightful little morsel of short filmness, created back in 2007 by the young hotshot they call Ray Tintori (of MGMT psychaedelia fame). Death to the Tinman has echoes of the marvel comic about it, with our protagonist in the role of flawed super-hero. Complete with elderly, avuncular side-kick and devoted … Continued
Exceptional photography and compelling mini-narratives make this web documentary about the everyday hardships of life in rural Iowa, a very special treat of the brain-candy kind. As agriculture collapses, and drink and drugs battle Christian fundamentalism for the souls of bored youngsters, photographer Danny Wilcox Frazier weaves together a variety of poignant tales in monochrome … Continued
You know we love us some DIY geniusness, and David Wilson’s hypnotic animations for We Got Time by Moray McLaren damn near blew our socks off! Watch it first, and then consider the fact that they were created entirely in camera – meaning no computer graphics, no stop motion nor other fancy tricks. This Making Of video … Continued
This bytesized web documentary tells the tale of a group of hardware-hacker-hippies running their drop-in tech commune out of fair Montreal. In the spirit of grass-roots empowerment which seems to be sweeping across the globe they pooled their collective resources to open Foulab, where bearded wonders like XC3N (that’s robo-speak for Francis), can make bleepy … Continued
The half-naked bodies of a brilliant scientist called Dr Gilbert Bogle and his philandering lover Margaret Chandler were found on a Sydney riverbank in 1963. Shrouded in mystery, a series of forensic dead-ends led to wild theories that ranged from LSD ingestion to Cold War assassination – but even now, the cause remains unclear.
Haha! This is très entertaining, you send in your crappy home video and Helsinki-based animators Anima Boutique add cheeky little characters known as The Guys, who like to stir things up some. If they’re not electrocuting unsuspecting hipsters, they’ll be off kissing honeymooning hotties or pinching innocent ladies’ bottoms. Every Monday a new episode is … Continued
It’s an animation that visualizes the mass psychology of greed, aspiration and the inexplicable lust for picket fences which landed the American (nay, global!) housing market in the fine mess it is today. Created in Cinema 4D, Beeple’s retro-hued summary of the cyclical progression (or should that be regression?) from simple human survival to mindless, … Continued
Show me a piece of Shilo work that isn’t ruddy lovely, and I’ll show you my argumentative side! Their spanking new clip for BrotherSister’s Still Run takes you through a visually luscious mini-history of the universe, complete with grim future prognosis. It all started so well, with waterfalls, forests and carefree birds a-twittering.
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