[ 9:44 - from YouTube ]
Simple story about the man who comes to the beach and uses inflatable objects for all of his needs. Oscar awarded short animated movie. view
Columbia University eGuider Milan Roganovic
Columbia University eGuider
[ 7:26 - from YouTube ]
In memory of Roger Ebert. view
Columbia University eGuider Yinuo Wang
Columbia University eGuider
Animation (Experimental, Time-lapse), Music (Dance)
[ 12:58 - from Vimeo ]
As a single dancer multiplies before your eyes, each of her new movements form intricate patterns with the last. Set to a hypnotic score by Steve Reich, filmmakers Michael Langan and Terah Maher employ new technologies to achieve the cinematic equivalent of a multiple exposure. This is a positively ephemeral study of motion! view
Columbia University eGuider Camille June Gregoire
Columbia University eGuider
Docs & Non-Fiction (Art & Entertainment, Cultural, Vlog / Webcam)
[ 4:37 - from PBS IdeaChannel ]
When you think of PBS you probably think of kids television programming or news and serious talk shows with an aesthetic so dated, you just assume their target audience is anyone not too concerned about curating their taste in TV with any modern sensibilities in mind. So it may seem a little jarring but incredibly exciting that PBS’ programming extension, PBSIdeaChannel, is delving into solving burning questions in pop culture with a more youthful and comedic approach. Like their other consistently insightful and well argued shorts, this video in particular makes the case for why the often looked down upon hipster exists in our society. But with the noticeably hip vinyl album covers from Arcade Fire and Television in the background, you can’t help but wonder if this is a sly attempt for post-makeover PBS to save face. view
Columbia University eGuider Brittany Marion Patch
Columbia University eGuider
[ 3:55 - from Vimeo ]
El delirio del pez león, or The Lionfish's Delirium, is a fever dream inspired by the lion fish plague that rids the Caribbean waters. As any good film noir, its stark shadows and smoky atmosphere are merely a physical representation of a bigger malaise, in this case, greed and power. A sly social commentary under the guise of a neo-noir under the guise of animation, El delirio del pez león can be merely admired for its sheer beauty, but a deeper immersion proves revelatory and rewarding. view
Columbia University eGuider Orlando Torres
Columbia University eGuider
Comedy (Unintentionally Funny), Docs & Non-Fiction (Sports), Viral (Time Capsule)
[ 3:10 - from YouTube ]
Every now and then, just when you think you have seen it all, you realize the world is an amazing, amazing place... Communist Busby Berkeley! Hundreds of acrobatic men running around in tighty whities and hurdling themselves through the air! To my eyes this is Nation-State aggrandizing at its most absurd, but one person's spectacle can be another's loaded past. The clip is from Spartakiáda, a mass gymnastics display which was held every five years during Communist rule at the Strahov Stadium in Prague, Czechoslovakia. From what I could glean via Google translate, the Czech conversation thread beneath the video is an inter-generational debate about militarization and the pros and cons of a post-Soviet state. view
Columbia University eGuider Camille June Gregoire
Columbia University eGuider
Comedy (3rd Grade / Gross Out, Dark Comedy), Docs & Non-Fiction (Nature)
[ 3:08 - from YouTube ]
Isabella Rosselini does an incredible interpretation of animal mothers: "mothers are always mothers." From a series of shorts for Sundance Channel highlighting the sacrifices mothers in the animal kingdom go through to assure the survival of their offspring. Thanks to the NY Times for tipping us off to this series via their Mother's Day blog post: http://tinyurl.com/c3zm35x view
Co-Founder, eGuiders Evangeline Morphos
Co-Founder, eGuiders
