Duncan B. Putney’s 5-minute short, Macy’s Goes To War, dressed as an archival newsreel, is a satire set in 1942 about the considerable contribution of rubber by the famed Mr Macy of Macy’s reputation. Short as it is, the film’s humour is enjoyable, what with the juxtaposition of war with huge balloons of beloved cartoon characters.… Continue reading Macy’s Goes To War: Bite-sized Satire On History
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Fallen Short Film Review: The Merits of Narration
A sensory experience, Fallen relays the tale of love and waiting between Gilbert, a soldier driven by his sense of duty, and his beloved. Written and directed by Spencer Anderson, Fallen uses a non-linear narrative, going back and forth between the past and the present as well as different narrators. Fallen is an entirely narrated… Continue reading Fallen Short Film Review: The Merits of Narration