Shorts
Reviews, previews and highlights of features and shorts from the myDylarama team and guest writers.
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Interview with Director Daria Yurkevich- Clermont- Ferrand film festival
4 February 2015, by Clotilde CouturierLet’s have a drink at the "Brasserie du Court" in partnership with the Clermont Ferrand Film Festival: now discussing "Grandma, Vanya and the Goat" with Director Daria Yurkevich. -
Interview with Pierre-Emmanuel Urcun- Clermont- Ferrand Film Festival
1 February 2015, by Clotilde CouturierIn partnership with Clermont Ferrand Film Festival, let’s have a drink at the "Brasserie du Court" : now discussing "The last of the Frenchmen" with Director Pierre-Emmanuel Urcun. -
Short of the week- Mallets/Gong Close Up
12 January 2015, by Judy HarrisFrom its very beginning cinema has been exalted for its ability to reveal the secret life of objects, enabling us to access a hidden reality inaccessible to our senses. As the early film theorist Jean Epstein put it- “We say ‘red’, ‘soprano’, ‘sweet’, ‘cypress’ when there are only velocities, movements, vibrations”. Joanne Woolgar’s companion films Mallets and Gong Close Up put these velocities and vibrations centre stage, revealing both the aural and textual dimensions of a massive (…) -
Short of the Week: BEAT by Aneil Karia
6 December 2014, by Elise LoiseauShot in London in 16 mm and on a micro-budget, BEAT has cemented director Aneil Karia’s reputation as one of the most promising British filmmakers on the “short” circuit. The film, declared “one to watch” by Screen Daily, was picked up by most major film festivals in Britain and around the world. Essentially, BEAT is about the all-pervasive and inherent loneliness and chaos of life in big cities, encapsulated in Whishaw’s jerky yet graceful dance moves and violent and unpredictable (…) -
Court de la semaine : BEAT by Aneil Karia
6 décembre 2014, par Elise LoiseauCette semaine, la choregraphie aussi effrayante qu’hypnotisante d’un homme en transe dans les rues du nord de Londres. Une danse qui évoque aussi bien le désespoir, l’euphorie, que la folie. Auto-produit et tourné en 16 mm, BEAT est poétique et violent, à l’image de la vie dans les grandes villes, et c’est un chef d’oeuvre. En 2013, BEAT a fait de son réalisateur, l’Irlando-Gallois (aux racines Ougandaises et Indiennes) Aneil Karia un des nouveaux venus dans le circuit du court les plus (…) -
Short of the Week: Travellers into the night - Ena Sendijarevic
30 November 2014, by Lucile BourliaudTravellers into the night, Ena Sendijarevic’s have seduced the festivals around the world.
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Court de la semaine : Travellers into the night - Ena Sendijarevic
30 novembre 2014, par Lucile BourliaudTravellers into the night, premier film d’Ena Sendijarevic, séduit les festivals autour du monde et nous entête grâce à son thème musical et la subtilité de sa mise en scène.
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Court de la Semaine/Short of the Week: Slomo - Josh Izenberg
22 November 2014, by Elise Loiseau“Gentleman, we’re ready to skate.”: le court de la semaine est un documentaire aux vertus quasi thérapeutiques. Philosophie de vie, celle de Slomo, ex-chirurgien qui a tout plaqué pour devenir skateur à plein temps à San Diego. Un film qui procure un étrange sentiment de sérénité, et qui remet les idées en place. French Avant de devenir une institution pour les habitants de Pacific Beach, Slomo était neurochirurgien, connu sous le nom du Docteur John Kitchin. De son propre aveu, sa (…) -
Court de la semaine - SPECIAL GREENHORN : Sandyman - Ed Chappell
15 novembre 2014, par Lucile BourliaudDocumentaire ensoleillé du tout jeune réalisateur Ed Chappell, Sandyman a gagné le Young Greenhorn Film Award, qui lui permet de faire partie de la compétition officielle du Greenhorn short film festival, présentée demain soir à Londres.
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Short of the Week SPECIAL GREENHORN: Sandyman - Ed Chappell
15 November 2014, by Lucile Bourliaud“Sandyman” Geoff is a well known amongst the locals. Every day, he spends hours drawing patterns in the sand only for the high tide to wash them away in the evening. Sandyman from Ed Chappell on Vimeo. Like its protagonist, this short doc is humble and inspiring. Ed Chappell celebrates Geoff’s short-lived work, capturing his concentration, his precise gestures and the moments of reflection. Chappell’s lighting makes it look as if the Sandyman is carrying out his laborious endeavours (…)