what is short films' place in cinema? [video essay]
in this video essay, i explore short films' place in cinema... both in their production and exhibition.
thank you so much to the exeter phoenix's two short nights film festival for commissioning me to make this video essay, the festival is a great celebration of the moving image and i can't wait to be there. you can find out more about the festival on their website: https://www.twoshortnights.com/
thumbnail still: Middle Watch © Big Squid Ink Ltd.
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footage from:
My Films shown:
SEQUENCE CANCELLED (2020) - • SEQUENCE CANCELLED [science-fiction short ...
baby-face (2019) - • baby-face [surreal short film]
CAN YOU HEAR THE CHOIR? (2021) - • CAN YOU HEAR THE CHOIR? [award-winning got...
Two Short Nights Trailer Credits:
Wrought | Dir. Joel Penner, Anna Sigrithur | 20 mins | Canada
Closed to the Light | Dir. Nicola Piovesan | 10mins | Italy
Sensibility | Dir. Ben Kernow | 14 mins | UK
We Went Out | Dir. Ian Kamau | 12 mins | Canada
The Piss Witch| Dir. Jason Barker | 7 mins | UK
Middle Watch | Dir. John Stevenson, Aiesha Penwarden | 12 mins | UK
Dragon Boys | Dir. Tom Ringsby | 13 mins | UK
I Am Good At Karate | Dir. Jess Dadds | 11 mins | UK
Rave | Dir. Emily Macrander | 10 mins | UK
The Colston Four | Dir. Arthur Cauty | 12 mins | UK
Kassandra | Dir. Ivar Wigan | 20 mins | France
A Firecracker Story | Dir. Zhizi Hao | 20 mins | China
Mamma | Dir. Aslak Danbolt | 15 mins | Norway
Phoenix | Dir. Timur Bekir | 11 mins | UK
Courage | Dir. Star Bazancir, Jasmina Pusök | 16 mins | Sweden
Venetian | Dir. Joseph Lazenby | 8 mins | UK
I Fall | Dir. Dan Thorburn | 12 mins | UK
A Janela (The Window) | Dir. Patrícia Sobreiro | 10 mins | Portugal
Geri's Game (1997)
Black Sheep (2018)
Saving Ralph (2021)
Piper (2016)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Lights Out (2013)
Lights Out (2016)
The Big Shave (1967)
Paddington 2 (2017)
The House of Small Cubes (2008)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Love, Death and Robots - Jibaro (2022)
Inside No. 9 Series 5 Trailer (2018)
Silly Symphonies - Music Land (1935)
Day and Night (2013)
Knick Knack (1989)
Lifted (2006)
The Blue Umbrella (2013)
Gremlins (1984)
wait... this is one of those fever dreams - Savannah Moss (2023)
The Backrooms (2022)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Catch Me if You Can (2002)
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
The Night has Eyes (1942)
Donnie Darko (2001)
The Simpsons
The Fighter (2010)
The King of Comedy (1982)
The Disaster Artist (2017)
Scream 2 (1997)
Annie (1982)
Music -
Crush - Trevor Garrod
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00:00 - Intro
00:39 - What are Short Films?
02:18 - Appreciating Shorts
04:02 - Film Exhibition
05:19 - Online Exhibition
06:11 - Celebrating Film Festivals
06:54 - Outro
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special thanks to the team at two short nights, what a great festival:)
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