El’ayachi

‘El’aychi’ by ‘terribly tiny tales’ is about an unusual couple and they’re forever after together. The film stars Nimrat Kaur plays the wife to ghost husband Divyendu Sharma.

The Lady And The Reaper- an Oscar nominee

Lady and the Reaper are about a sweet old lady who lives alone. The lady longs for her demise so that she will be reunited with her late husband once again. Finally, one night the Reaper pays her a visit her and invites her to crossover to the afterlife. But just as she’s about to cross over, she is resuscitated by an arrogant doctor flaunting his miracle-working new medical equipment’s. The film then suddenly turns into a Tom and cherry scene marked with humour.The short was created by Kandor Graphics, a Spanish studio that produces full-time features and short. Kandor produced this short film to test and incorporate new technology.

The first half of the film had my full attention with the Reaper showing up and all. It felt like something out of a Tim Burton movie with dark themes of life and death. But the whole dynamics of the scene changes rapidly once the doctor enters. After the slow serious style of animation changed to a roller- coaster looney tunes scene, I just broke down laughing. Before this film, I didn’t think it was hate doctors and root for Reapers instead.

Rating: 9/10

Director: Javier Recio García

Writer: Javier Recio García

Cast: Minguel Angel Perez and Eva Molina

This film is hands down hilarious and definitely a must-watch. Watch the film below and let me know what you think. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnJCFVUhghU

Hello Again- A Britsh Short film

Hello Again is a lovely short film centred around a boy named Owen. The film is about the loss of loved ones and mainly depicts that life does not end in such scenarios.

Must watch Top 5 Hindi Short Films

A lot of Hindi short films tell compelling stories that keep you engaged. I wish all Bollywood directors made films that have little to do with masala; more to with good forms of storytelling, that keep the audiences engrossed like these short films below.

Must Watch Animated Short Films

Hello readers,

I had been requested to post my all time top 5 short films from different genres. So here are some of my personal favorite animated short films.

1. ‘In a heartbeat’ is a story about a closeted young boy Sherwin, whose heart desires to be with the boy he secretly admires.The film shows how it is for homosexual young boy to have an innocent crush, and be judged for it for being gay. This emotional film won’t fail to melt your heart away. click on link to watch the film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2REkk9SCRn0
2.  ‘Brain Divided,’ is about a guy on a first date with, an extremely beautiful women; he’s mind seems to struggle between being suave and his usual nerdy self. The poor guys brain seems to be two be controlled by two alien like creatures, who fight to control his behavior. This film will sure make you laugh . click on link to watch the film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuyB7NO0EYY
3.  Black Holes: This is a satirical short film about an astronaut preparing to lunch on the first ever mars expedition along with a genetically engineered melon. This strange film will keeps you engaged. Even with it’s bizarre twist i loved the narration this Short flick. Warning: this short film is rated mature(image source: Pintrest) click on link to watch the film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeQi4zbT8fA

4.This way up: Is a dark comedy about a father and son duo who are on their way to deliver the Mother . On                  their way to deliver the casket they one across several obstacles which only brings them closer together. The                   theme might be grim, but this short will make you laugh guarenteed.   

(image source: Pintrest) click on link to watch the film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OH_BuJ3rU8

5. Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty: This short film is about a grandchild who is petrified of her                             grandmothers totally insane form of retelling the story of Sleeping Beauty. The animation is unique cause of the of the narration within a narration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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click on link to watch the film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIDv1jJhoxY

So, these were my favorite animated short films. Comment below and let me know your all time favorites. Untill then see ya!!

Oscar winner ‘Paperman’ – One of Pixar’s Best

Start: Ever met a stranger on a train or a coffee shop.? some one that you where so sure is your soulmate, only you never got a chance or courage to speak to the person. Relive that experience with this short Paperman.

‘Paperman’ is about an office boy who meets the girl of his dreams and uses paperplanes to catch her attention.

Pixar’s Paperman won the Oscar for the best Animated shot film. It also won Academy award for the best animated film after 40 years. This film, is till date considered one of Pixar’s best works in terms of story telling and animation. Paperman made its debut in theaters with Wreck It Ralph. This charming short film revolves around a man stuck in an mundane work; who happens to meet the girl of his dream while on his usual route to work. The young man misses the opportunity at the first instance, but when he sees her in the building next door he tries to get her attention by throwing paper planes towards her. The paper planes in this film have a mind of its own and try their level best to get both the characters together. The film reminds  you of an 70’s romantic flick. The animation is in black and white theme with no dialogue. The only color used in the whole film is the red lipstick, which kind of like the film ‘The Red Balloon’. The makers of the film make the characters appear hand drawn and authentic. Here the computer animators have hand drawn the lines and small details onto the characters, needles to say process seems quite exhausting.

I love old black and white romantic films, but when it comes to animation I like colous. I did not enjoy the film maybe cause I’m used watching animation in color and it just felt odd to me. Watch the film below and let me know if you liked the film or if you didn’t like it and why?.

Film Rating: 9/10

Director: John Kahrs

Writer: Clio Chiang, Kendelle Hoyer

Stars: John Kahrs, kari Wahlgren, Jack Goldenberg

 

 

 

Short films that have launched the Directors of today

 

1. Steven Spielberg – ‘Amblin’ (1968)

Steven Spielsberg Best known for his movies like laws, Jurrasic park(1993), schindler’s list and Indiana Jones. However it was the Short film ‘Amblin’ set him on the road to success. While Spielberg was a student at California State University he was offered a job at as an intern at universal studios, where he was given an opportunity to make a short film. And that’s how Spielsberg came to create Amblin, the studios vice president was so impressed by his film that he offered him a 7 year directing contract. The contract made him the youngest director to sign a long term Hollywood contract. He even named his film and television production company Amblin after his short film.

2. Christopher Nolan – Doodlebug (1997). 

Christopher Nolan one of Hollywood top 10 directors best known for his work like ‘ Bat man series’, ‘Dunkirk’, and Interstellar.  Nolan made his debut as a filmmaker in 1997 with his short film Doodlebug a 3 minute short film. Doodlebug is narrative about a paranoid  man trying to squash a bug in his apartment.

3.  Tim Burton- Vincent (1982)

While working as a conceptual artist at Walt Disney Tim Burton was given a chance to direct ‘Vincent.’ The short film is based on a poetry story of a seven year old boy who pretends to be like the actor Vincent price. The film was narrated by Vincent Price himself.  Though the film received a lot of criticism it did not stop the director in making films that consisted dark gothic themes of deaths, freaks, villains and love. ‘Burton’ is later seen using a similar themes in his film frankenweenie, Corpse Bride, Dark Shadows and others.

4. Jared Hess, ‘Peluca’ (2003)

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During his stay at the Bringham Young University Jared Hess directed and wrote ‘Peluca.’ The movie was about a farm boy who escapes from boredom by wearing a cardboard box over his head. After having the short film featured at the slamdance Film festival (2003) he was encouraged to adopt the short film into a feature and the following year he made the Indie hit Napoleon Dynamite.

5. Seith Mann- Five deep Breaths 

Seith Mann made his short film ‘Five deep Breaths’ as his thesis at New York University and was premier at sundance film festival.  Five Deep Breaths is about two friends at crossroads between loyality and morality and have to decide on the path that they should take. The short launched Seith Mann’s career because after this short Television Producer Robert F Colesberry saw his film he was introduced to the producers of the HBO drama ‘The Wire’. He was later approached and asked to shadow their directors during their production. Since then he has directed many television series like the walking dead, Dextar and many others.

Piper (2017- Oscar winner)

Over coming fear doesn’t come easy, sometimes it takes craft and innovation to get rid of it. ‘Piper’ directed by Alan Barillaro is a captivating story of a baby piper’s flee from its fear.

Bypass

Shortcuts to earning money though convenient aren’t always the wisest paths. These detours can almost always prove to be a dangerous and such unwise decisions have their way of catching up to you. Bypass is a short film by Amit Kumar which suggests that a bypass or a detour to life can prove to be very lethal indeed.

Plot:  The film is set in the scorched desert of Rajasthan. It is about two violent bandits and corrupt cop all chasing after money.

Dum Dum Diga Diga

Film Rating: 7.5/10

Director: Ayush Kapur

music/sound: Himonshu Parikh

film editor: Irfan Shaikh

Cinematographer: Sahib Bawa

Cast: Naman Jain, Princy Sudakaran, Mukesh Bhatt, Chaitnya Sharma

In many instances the solution to our problems lies right in front of our eyes we only need to widen our  vision and see things from a different perspective. ‘Dum Dum Diga Diga’ translates to dancing in the rain is directed by Ayush Kapur relates a similar message.

‘Dum Dum Diga Diga’ is a story of ‘Ajju’, a child beggar who is forced to beg by his father. The film narrates his aspirations to dream big and break free from his circumstances.