Category Archives: videos

The Little Girl Giant

Posted on August 3, 2012 by
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The King of the Island

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The Mirror

Posted on July 17, 2012 by
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The clever Jeremiah McDonald

Posted on July 7, 2012 by

When my son sent me the link to the video (above), I knew there was more to the talents of Jeremiah McDonald. First, here’s a link to his website. There’s plenty to explore there. The following video is what he … Continue reading →

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Disney’s Taxi-Driver

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De Duva

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

I saw this spoof of Ingmar Bergman in 1969(?) as the short (remember those?) before the film Easy Rider. A student of mine came into short films last Friday wanting to see this because his father had told him all … Continue reading →

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The power of story

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

IB just sent me a link to this video. It is up for one of five animated film awards in the next Academy Awards. The power of story —transporting, transformative.

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…how much the heart can hold…

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

“Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold.” –Zelda Fitzgerald

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Dimensions of Dialogue by Jan Svankmajer

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

Jan Svankmajer- a Czech filmmaker, puppeteer, and artist born in 1934- is one of my favorite animators. He has refined and mastered, with obsessive attention to detail, the stop action film technique. Below are three of his short films from … Continue reading →

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In the Fall

Posted on September 8, 2011 by

Making the best of death…

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