We met Mike Hart, entrepreneur, railroad owner, clean energy explorer, at a conference and wound up making this short film for him. Its a fascinating story of a businessman who teamed up with the US military to create a technology that incinerates trash and turns it into fuel. There's a lot to learn from this short film, not least of which that the US military is one of the biggest......read more
Optics is an experimental art film by Maxim Zhestkov exploring the behaviour of artificial light and colour in digital environments. Blending architectural gallery space with computer-generated digital glass sculptures, we encounter animated refractions, chromatic aberrations, colourful reflection and other conditions which are impossible in reality. A series of tests and explorations guides us......read more
Meet Rock Novak - the caretaker, the mayor, the sheriff, the judge and the undertaker of the ghost town, Ballarat. Is it a clever documentary or a bleak satire? ...read more
In this brief video, artist Garip Ay creates an interpretation of Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ painting using a paper marbling technique—or more specifically the Turkish method called ebru. Marbling involves the careful process of floating colors on the surface of water or a slightly more viscous solution called size, before transferring the design or pattern to a special......read more
400,000 years ago, humans and Neanderthals created fire. This ignited a relationship between people and photons that changed the course of mankind—and continues to evolve to this day. Take a tour through the visual history of light. Via: The Atlantic...read more
What defines the greatness of Men? Is it just the results you get? Or the commitment to pursuit your dreams? Why some people are afraid of the ocean while others can't live without dropping 40 feet waves? This short documentary follows the story of João de Macedo, an underdog big wave surfer who tries to run the world tour without a major sponsor. Filmed over the last 6 months in some of......read more
Producer/Director: Adam RoffmanCinematographer/Editor: Nathaniel HansenColor Correction: Modulus StudiosMusic: Stars Of The Lid, A. TaylorFeaturing: DJ Ginsberg, Marilyn Wagner...read more
The crowd is his element, as the air is that of birds and water of fishes. His passion and his profession are to become one flesh with the crowd. [...] To be away from home and yet to feel oneself everywhere at home; to see the world, to be at the centre of the world, and yet to remain hidden from the world—impartial natures which the tongue can but clumsily define. The spectator is a......read more
Eye of India is a visual record of a journey across India that showcases the diverse culture of one of the world’s fastest developing nations. During a six-week trip, from the tropical shores of Kerala to Nomadic Refugees in the far North, the film highlights moments that aim to capture a feeling of transition as India emerges as an economic super power. A film by Benn Berkeley Music:......read more