SNAPSHOTAlex is a typical shy teenager crushing hard on his space obsessed next-door neighbour, Stacey. Despite the elaborate efforts to attract her attention, often with the misguided help of his doofus of a best friend, Eddie, Stacey barely notices him. This all changes when a meteorite crash lands on the Continue Reading
Short film
The short and the short of it: Pixar’s newest SparkShorts’ Twenty Something
SNAPSHORTAdulting can be hard. Some days you’re nailing it, while other days, you’re just a stack of kids hiding in a trench coat hoping no one notices. Gia finds herself in this exact scenario the night of her 21st birthday. This is a story about the insecurities of adulting and Continue Reading
Are marshmallows for bouncing or eating? Lucas the Spider finds out in “Fun with Findley”
SNAPSHOTThat’s so Findley! Lucas is so excited for you to meet his friend Findley the Fly™ who loves to laugh, eat, and play with Lucas in his new show for the whole family on Cartoonito coming to Cartoon Network THIS FALL! (synopsis via YouTube (c) Cartoon Network) It’s a debate Continue Reading
The short and the short of it: The anxious dilemma of Crosswalk (Disney’s Short Circuit series)
SNAPSHOTA crosswalk light at a quiet intersection plays games with a businessman who needs to cross it, but doesn’t want to break the law. That’s the simple premise of this hilarious short that most viewers will be able to relate to (unless you’re from New York City, where “Don’t Walk” Continue Reading
You don’t need a TARDIS! Take a trip back in time with this mini-documentary showing cities in the 1890s
SNAPSHOTThe start of motion pictures, late 1890’s. Rare film of cities, towns and countries. High-quality remastered prints from the Lumiere archives and EYE Film Museum. (synopsis via Laughing Squid) Getting out and about at the moment is a challenge for a great many people with the Delta strain of COVID-19 Continue Reading
The short and the short of it: Goodbye humanity in The Desert
SNAPSHOTIn a future where humanity has abandoned its home planet—or perhaps gone entirely extinct, as bits of atomic-bomb imagery suggest—robots rule, but it’s a lonely and strange existence. They’re drawn to things that remind them of the past, like libraries and TV sets, but also feel more primal urges, like Continue Reading
The short and the short of it: The past and the present meet awkwardly in BOUNTY
SNAPSHOTAn ex-bounty hunter makes breakfast with his young daughter, who becomes increasingly curious about his past profession. (synopsis courtesy YouTube (c) Studio Anomi) BOUNTY is a powerfully succinct piece of short form animation. It tells the story of a man whose daughter begins to ask him innocent questions about his Continue Reading
The short and the short of it: The heartfelt artistic reawakening of Canvas
SNAPSHOTAfter a heartbreaking loss, a grandfather struggling to reclaim his passion for painting finds the inspiration to paint again. (synopsis vis Netflix) Grief, more often that not, is accompanied by an almost palpable sense of limbo. While the world might keep racing on around you, and all the things you Continue Reading
The short and the short of it: The yellow dream of one young hopeful orphan in Umbrella
SNAPSHOTInspired by true events and filled with messages of empathy and hope, Umbrella follows Joseph’s story, a boy who lives in an orphanage and dreams of having a yellow Umbrella. 2021 Oscar® Qualified Animated Short Film – Created and Produced in Brazil. (synopsis courtesy YouTube) Umbrella, written by Helen Hilario Continue Reading
The short and the short of it: Concrete and finding your place in the world
SNAPSHOTTroubled by his own reoccurring transformations, a restless backpacker seeks his place in the world. Through a mysterious encounter in a concrete building in the midst of a barren swampland, he hopes to have finally found such a place. (synopsis via YouTube Short of the Week) Concrete, despite its many Continue Reading