short film

Yonny Zafrani: Answering Machine

While at the Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, Yonny Zafrani discovered a new muse: his answering machine. This short film takes actual recorded calls… Read more

Grzegorz Jonkajtys: Ark

Way back in June of 2006, we posted a Quickie about Grzegorz Jonkajtys’ short film, Ark. He recently sent word that the film’s site has… Read more

Vincent Chai: World War

Vincent Chai’s “World War” is an ambitious 3D short film created for his degree in 3D animation at the University Of Hertfordshire. Vicent Chai’s site… Read more

Neil Stubbings: Lost and Found

Neil Stubbing’s “Lost and Found” won the audience award at onedotzero_ch (the swiss edition of onedotzero)

Michael Langan: Doxology

In Michael Langan’s “Doxology,” several whimsical vignettes tie together in a thoughtful stream of consciousness. Something about the cosmic tennis balls, floating carrot snacks, and… Read more

Pota Tseng: “Musk”

For this graduate thesis at SVA, Pota Tseng (currently at yU+co) took inspiration from a 1913 poem entitled The Gardener by Bengali artist and Brahmo… Read more

Barnaby Barford’s Damaged Goods

Fine artist Barnaby Barford teamed up with the good folks at Nexus to direct this classic boy meets girl tale. The interesting thing about it… Read more

Atchoo!

Funny quick film Atchoo! by the Fire Brigade out of the Netherlands.

David O’Reilly: Octocat Adventure 5

During last weekend’s PictoplasmaNYC event, David O’Reilly revealed that he is, in fact, the force behind the Octocat Adventures created by Randy Peters, a fictional… Read more

Motionographer Podcast 01: This Way Up

The highly decorated animation direction duo Smith & Foulkes of Nexus Productions have recently unveiled their new animated short “This Way Up.” Created for Mike… Read more

Jeff Metz’s “Final” is a twisted tale of escape from modern life

Jeff Metz’s “Final” is a twisted tale of escape from modern life (Thanks, Gus!)

Amit Zakai: A Micrometer From Here

For his graduation project at the HIT School of Design in Israel, Amit Zakai mashed up the aesthetics of early cinema with poetic musings on… Read more

FLYNN’s Karni & Saul weave a charming tale with “The Red Suitcase”

FLYNN’s Karni & Saul weave a charming tale with “The Red Suitcase”

Gobelins Students Do it Again: Oktapodi

Although it was created in 2007, the student short film from Gobelins, “Oktapodi,” has finally been released into the wild. (Ha, given the storyline of… Read more

Meridian

[QuickTime version here] This is a little outside the norm for Motionographer, but I’m meserized by “Meridian,” a new short film from Brian Bowman (Creative… Read more

Joaquin Baldwin: “Papiroflexia”

Joaquín Baldwin’s “Papiroflexia” (Spanish for “Origami”) is an endearing short film that gently exalts the power of imagination. There aren’t any whiz-bang tricks or flashy… Read more

Presenting the diverse and delightful portfolio of Mr. Williams

Presenting the diverse and delightful portfolio of Mr. Williams

Hillman Curtis’ latest short: Bridge

Hillman Curtis’ latest short: Bridge