At 21:22-minute, The Flying Fish is already in tempered waters. Animations usually aim for a shorter duration. And, topics such as these are seldom tried out without dialogues. But, writer-director Murat Sayginer takes his chances. And, he couldn’t have been luckier. Incredibly seductive, original in approach, and thought-provoking with its making, The Flying Fish offers… Continue reading The Flying Fish: Experimental & Hypnotic, Murat Sayginer Invites You To A Digital Psychedelic Experience
Tag: Animation
Rabbits Under The Shed: An Eye-Opening Anthropomorphological Musical
Enter writer-director Mia Stegner’s animal kingdom that seems infinitely better than ours and forget your woes. With a 25:02-minute long, animated narrative involving fluffy beings and feathered creatures, what’s there not to like? Add to that, Stegner, who essentially makes us feel miserable for not being one of them—for clearly, not only are they simply adorable… Continue reading Rabbits Under The Shed: An Eye-Opening Anthropomorphological Musical
Oeil Pour Oeil: Multi-Directed Hearty Story, Hilarious Fails
Written and directed by a team of six, the 6-minute animated Oeil Pour Oeil (an eye for an eye) is a laugh riot. Centred around a one-eyed, not quite malicious, pirate desperately in search of treasure, Oeil Pour Oeil functions as a series of gaffes with a heart of gold, give or take a few… Continue reading Oeil Pour Oeil: Multi-Directed Hearty Story, Hilarious Fails
Ahead: Love and Need Intertwine in Ways Out of Our Control
Every now and then, some stories come along that feel overwhelmingly universal and simultaneously very, very specific. For example, what could you possibly have in common with a story about a headless—not metaphorically; literally headless—person? Turns out, quite a lot. Ala Nunu Leszynska’s 5-minute animated short, Ahead is the experience of many, many people, even… Continue reading Ahead: Love and Need Intertwine in Ways Out of Our Control
Denervation: Visually Stunning Sci-Fi Dealing With An Outbreak
No, before you presume, this is not about COVID-19. It has nothing to do with bats or any other creatures. But in director Joshua Ashish Dawson’s 6-minute, animated world, something even more startling occurs. An airborne outbreak (mind you, a series of it, and not just an isolated case) has been reported from the deadly… Continue reading Denervation: Visually Stunning Sci-Fi Dealing With An Outbreak
Yearbook: A Poignant Short On Human History & Its Subsequent Futility
Contrary to the headline, writer-director Bernado Britto’s Yearbook is not dreadful or hopeless. In fact, if anything, it instils a new perspective and understanding to everything passing by our lives. An animated short, all of 5:38 minutes, Yearbook is the story of human history, a futuristic take on the present reality. The film opens to… Continue reading Yearbook: A Poignant Short On Human History & Its Subsequent Futility