Short-Movie
Wildcat by Joseph Khalil (Film)
The moviemaker Joseph Khalil decided to pay tribute to the afro-american rodeo world directing, during the annual meeting of Grayson, an amazing black and white film of 7 minutes named “Wilcat”. The title refers to the previous name of this small Oklahoma’s town. Pointing his camera to these unknown event and circle, Joseph Khalil aimed to show the discrepancy [...]
Semáforo (Animation)
Directed by Simón Wilches-Castro, Semáforo is an allegoric animation of 3 minutes that symbolizes the change of Colombia’s urban landscape. Indeed, due to the permanent guerilla that strikes the jungle, the habitants of the rural areas left their territories for Bogota where they survive improvising circus shows under the stoplights. Some juggle and spit fire. Others exhibit their [...]
Altneuland (Animation)
As graduation work for the Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, Sariel Keslasi made the animated short-film “Altneuland”. The Israeli covers Theodor Herzl’s eponymous novel he transposes to the current reality. The utopia of the Promised Land so hand over to an allegory highlighting the sensation of absurd and instability felt by the director in front of [...]
Karl Lagerfeld se dessine
Broadcasted on Arte, next to Paris fashion week, “Karl Lagerfeld se dessine” (Karl Lagerfeld draws himself) is a Loïc Prigent‘s documentary. Sat at his desk and led by the director’s questions, Chanel’s artistic director opens himself and retraces his journey, from his childhood to his current loves. A story the creator tells with pencils and pens. The process allows [...]
Bboy Thesis in Seattle by YAK Films
YAF Films crew went to Seattle to film a Thesis breakdance session. The local Bboy strings together figures as impressive as numerous. Being now only 21 years old, Thesis emerged on the international scene 4 years ago with a style, both dynamic and precise, based on the fluidity and the suppleness of the movements. A body language confirmed and [...]
Deep End Dance (Film)
The Irish dancer and choreographer David Bolger (CoisCéim) had the great idea to invite his mother Madge Bolder (76 years old) to share a strange session of underwater dance with him. Filmed by Conor Horgan with the help of the photo director Richard Kendrick, this moment of tenderness led to a 8-minutes film entitled “Deep End Dance”. [...]
Showreel by Marie Schuller (Films)
Marie Schuller, German moviemaker member of the SHOWstudio agency, has just uploaded a video mash-up that brings together images excerpted from her former films. A great opportunity to write about her work. As Marie Schuller’s production emerges foremost thanks to its richness and eclecticism. Indeed, the director proposes cinematographic forms that change short-movie after short-movie. The unity [...]
Shave It (Animation)
“Shave It” is a colored and crazy animation directed by the American-Argentinan studio 3dar. The creative team incidentally and ironically presents this 4 minutes video with the following words: “based on a true story”. A monkey finds hair-clippers and decides to use it so it can integrate the world of Man… In short: if King Louie had [...]
Creesto – Popping @ La Défense, Paris (Video)
New session of popping filmed by YAK Films. The collective asked this time the French dancer Creesto, member of the C-Pef Krew’ and the 4 Danseurs Fantastiques, to express himself on Insightful‘s “Allah” track. The 2-minutes video has been shot at Paris La Défense and brings a new chapter to the already rich library of
