A gritty BAFTA-winning short by UK-based animator John Hodgson based on his own experience of student life in 1980s England. To wit:
Three friends embark on a new adventure in a strange town, but when a manipulative new member joins their gang, their loyalty is torn apart with terrifying consequences.
A short by Stephen McNally in which Dutch author and popular historian Rutger Bregman argues that in order to continue towards a better world, we need big ideas and a more robust vision of the future. To wit:
Revolutionary ideas, that were once dismissed as a utopian fantasy, became reality through people believing there was a better way – but what if our progress is hindered by our own dim view of human nature?’
An animated rotoscoped side-scrolling video for the instrumental track “Remind U’ by Stephen ‘Flying Lotus’ Ellison directed by Winston Hacking.
It’s good. You’ll like it.
Episode one of a new animated wesbseries about a ganja-dealing marine mammal starring Bobby Moynihan at the perma-baked titular hero with support from Ron Funches, Cecily Strong, Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes.
New episodes every Saturday afternoon.
A multi award-winning graduation short by Veronica Solomon of the Film University Babelsburg. To wit:
What would you be willing to do for them to love you? LOVE ME, FEAR ME is a reflection on the roles we play and the shapes we take, the stages we chose, the audience we try to impress and the price of acceptance.
A lyrical, trippy short written and directed by Lubomir Arsov. To wit:
Embark on a visionary journey through the fragmented unconscious of our modern times, and with courage face the Shadow. Through Shadow into Light.
“No tree, it is said, can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell.” – C.G. Jung
An interesting suggestion from German educational design studio Kurzgesagt. To wit:
Getting rare materials from the ground into your phone is ugly. The mining industry is responsible for air and water pollution and the destruction of entire landscapes. But what if we could replace the mining industry on Earth with a clean process that can’t harm anyone?
Previously: Is There Anybody Out There?
A poetic short by Ivyy Chen (born of her personal experience with mental disorder) intended to comfort those experiencing depression and anxiety attacks ‘at their lowest’.
In fairness.
A short by Jeremy Shaefer in which a legendary assassin takes out his targets by hiding in, then popping up out of various boxes.
