Sean Dunne, The New York filmmaker who brought us one of our fave Vimeo nuggets ever – the Archive – just posted another brilliant self-shot short doc. And this time our fallen hero is Rocky Salemmo, a fascinating fireball of hyperactive energy who found his destiny (a.k.a. gambling, broads n booze) in the bowling alleys … Continued
Shot in South Korea on a Canon 7D, two English teachers Benjamin Tucker and Myles Lewando created the suspenseful short “Quickly, Go” that looks like a scene from some hip/slick Asian action flick. “This was all done in the mornings and weekends over a period of three months,” explains Lewando in an email. “For the … Continued
Not one but TWO of our very favorite 2Pause music video heartthrobs, are releasing movies in the near future – and we’re doggone excited about it! Our Day Will Come will be the first feature by Romain Gavras, the only trailblazer of cinematic music video amazingness that make us buckle at the knees… and Kris … Continued
French director Thibaud Noyer turned some heads (Kanye West’s, for one) with his weird ‘Havoc Arise‘ music video for TV Glory last year. So, we’re proud to premiere his brand-new video for Terminus on 2Pause.com. ‘Division Of Time‘ is something else – the video for this synth-heavy psychedelic soundscape (think: Pink Floyd meets Jean-Michelle Jarre) … Continued
Holy smoke! Literally! One of our very favorite music video chiefs, Romain Gavras (co-founder of groovy French collective Kourtrajme) just dropped this ultra-violent music video for the new M.I.A single Born Free. As is his custom, the clip looks like a super-slick documentary in an indistinguishable place, populated by gritty people in shiny tracksuits. A … Continued
Submarine Channel and Fons Schiedon go way back. Did you know that he animated the very first interactive animation on SubmarineChannel: ‘The Killer’? And when the channel needed a new look with enhanced features we called upon him again to wield his uber-talented skills and give us an extreme make-over, FonzTV style. Fons also worked … Continued
The retro soft porn glitzy glory that is Viva, by L.A-based cross-genre artist and film-maker Anna Bilmer is now available on DVD! A comment on the male-oriented accent of sexploitation-era movies, the film follows bored, suburban Barbi as she delves into a lusty exploration of her wild sexual self. The reconstructed vintage costumes, the macramé … Continued
No doubt about it: based on the brilliant music videos he did in the nineties Chris Cunningham deserves a warm place on the Olympus of Promo Directors. His work for artists like Bjork and Aphex Twin were truly masterpieces of amazing originality and we don’t mind watching them over and over again. But since the … Continued
Apparently there’s not one but four Lorenzo Fonda’s in Italy, and they’re all making stuff. The Lorenzo Fonda we interviewed is a young director who is passionate about skateboarding and who says he owes everything to it. Much like Mike Mills and Spike Jonze a generation before him, skating has a profound influence on his … Continued
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