Friday, January 23, 2009

Short Films from the Sundance Film Festival

I came to this a little late, but you can still download 10 selected shorts from Sundance for free on iTunes until this Sunday, January 25th.


I have not really watched much video or TV on my iPhone, but this was the perfect intro. I watched three shorts on my commute to and from Union Square today:

  • Acting for the Camera which made me happy that I chose my acting teacher rather than some over-emotionally invested wing-nut
  • This Way Up, an animated possible love child of Tim Burton and Six Feet Under
  • I Live in the Woods, not my cup of tea, but a WAY out-there story and cooky inventive animation
Having now made a short film myself, it's really interesting to think of where it might fit in the Festival world. We've submitted to a few and should start hearing back over the next month or so. What I love about the form is that it really just takes a simple idea-- the simpler, the better, usually-- to make something compelling.

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