The Country of Summer Insects: A nostalgic animated film by Chinese artist Tang Bohua, on the capital city of fireworks

The Country of Summer Insects


Tang Bohua (TBH) was born in Liuyang, Hunan Province—the Chinese capital of fireworks—a city scattered with Buddhist temples where the locals would ask for protection from the hazards of their risky craft. During his childhood, temples were TBH’s playground. He was immersed in…

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Already Alive: The Bonnaroo Experience: A powerful montage short chronicling the power of the Tennessee music festival

Already Alive: The Bonnaroo Experience


At just under four minutes long, balanced between the frenetic and the meditative, filmmaking collective and storytelling studio’s Already Alive delivers a powerful, visually stunning trip into famed music festival );…

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Call Sign: Pegasus: A short documentary on Chris Goldmann, Nelson Mandela’s chopper pilot turned knife-maker, by Brian Fortune

Call Sign: Pegasus


In an impassioned and informative short documentary by director Brian Fortune, viewers are given a glimpse into one man’s extraordinary life. Chris Goldmann, the film’s subject, is the…

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C#CKFIGHT: A beautifully brutal short film by Miami filmmaker Julian Yuri Rodriguez

C#CKFIGHT


Screening at this year’s prestigious Slamdance Film Festival (in the Anarchy Shorts category), “C#CKFIGHT” is a nine-minute long mind-bending and voyeuristic exploration of a sweat-soaked back-room brawl. Born…

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Interview: Diego Luna: The actor-director on his friendship with Gael García Bernal, CANANA Films and his latest short

Interview: Diego Luna

by Andrea DiCenzo Best known for their daring performances as school friends in the 2001 Mexican hit “Y Tu Mamá También” (And Your Mother Too), actors and filmmakers Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal have championed in a new generation of Mexican cinema to unprecedented critical acclaim. Two of the…

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Tarantula: Carson Mell’s animated series on the life and times of Echo Johnson

Tarantula

“Echo Johnson is a 42-year-old widely respected but uncertified tattoo artist of mixed race who has willfully cast off the burden of being at all ambitious.” “Your TV doesn’t love you, but I do, I do,” serenades Echo Johnson, the transient hero of Carson Mell’s animated series “Tarantula.” In…

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