April 4, 2014

Mynarski chute mortelle (2014) ****

Brilliant short about wartime heroism.

Naked (2014) ****

Eleanor Lye (2014) ****

Khan Khanne (2014) ***

A short experimental film in which Jean-Luc Godard explains his absence from the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.

Esclava (2014) ***

Nasza klatwa (2014) ***

Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 (2014) ***

Short documentary about suicidal veterans. Length: 40 min.

Silver (2014) ***

Red (2014) ***

Ivory (2014) ***

G.U.Y. (2014) ***

Seagull Eggs (2014) ***

The destruction of three seagull eggs by the sea.

Forever Ever (2014) ***

Long Leg Glaciers (2014) ***

Anaconda (2014) ***

Lactee (2014) ***

Les Enfants sauvages (2014) ***

British Villains Rendezvous (2014) ***


Kumo (2014) ***


A music video by Odei.

Shake It Off (2014) ****

Mark Romanek directed this extremely popular music video by Taylor Swift.

Petit frère (2014) ***

Great short about friendship and mentorship. The trailer is available here.

Joanna (2014) **

From Poland comes this touching documentary about a dying mother and her young son. Nominated for an Oscar.

Suivre la piste du renard (2014) **

Canadian short about a biker racing across the country to raise funds for his dying grandfather.

Sleeping Giant (2014) **

Canadian short about young boys diving from a tall cliff.

Aya (2014) **

Israeli short about a young woman pretending to be a chauffeur.

The Phone Call (2014) **

Short film about a suicidal man.

Parvaneh (2014) **

Swiss short about a young Afghan refugee.

La Coupe (2014) **

Canadian short film about about a little girl cutting his father's hair.

Butter Lamp (2014) *

Curious short about Tibetan nomads being photographed in front of various backgrounds.

Hole (2014) *

A disabled man yearns for intimacy in a world that would rather ignore him

La Parka The Reaper (2014) *

Short documentary about meat packing plant in Mexico. Visually interesting, but too preachy.

Boogaloo And Graham (2014) *

British short, set in Belfast in 1978, about two young boys raising chickens.

Island Of Lemurs: Madagascar (2014) *

A 39-minute IMAX short about the lemurs of Madagascar.

Soif (2014) ****

Me And My Moulton (2014) ****

Jutra (2014) ***

Animated documentary short about a great Canadian filmmaker Claude Jutra.

Dji Death Sails (2014) ***


The Chaperone (2014) ***

Animated documentary short about bike gangs getting their asses kicked. The trailer is available here.

A Single Life (2014) ***

Animated short about the fragility of life.

Day 40 (2014) ***

Improvisation Nr 1: Cumulative Loops (2014) **

An abstract Canadian cartoon.

Migration (2014) **

Animated film about giant balls imitating penguins, or something.

The Bigger Picture (2014) **

The Dam Keeper (2014) **

Animated film about intimidation in school.

Feast (2014) **

Disney cartoon about a dog and his food.