Category Archives: Independent Film

Short Film: Attackazoids!

by Cimaxion | 1 Comment

Here’s a wild underground science fiction short produced by a company called Robot Hand. This fun and narratively loose assault on the alien invasion/mechanical overlord genre was directed by Brian Lonano and uses old-style lo-fi analog techniques for its special effects. The apparently concerned and helpful robots seem intent on wiping out every last vestige of life on the planet. Maybe they come from Wall Street!

Bad Lit: The Journal of Underground Film has posted more about the filmmakers and festivals showing their work.

Splitscreen: A Love Story

by Cimaxion

This is a very nice and expertly done split-screen romance by J.W. Griffiths that leads up to a sweet ending that one can see coming right from the start.  That’s kind of the point of the film actually. It’s the matching details that make the film work so well.  It was shot entirely on a Nokia N8 mobile phone and it won the Nokia Shorts Competition 2011.

With thanks to Jill Coyne.

Ferry Poetry: A Short Film by Anna Bing

by Cimaxion

Actually Anna Bing is two people – Anna and Bing – who form a video production company called Video Mutants in the Netherlands.  This piece is based on a poem by Ibrahim Selman.  I don’t understand the language but the sounds of the poem as read by the narrator are just beautiful.  I could listen all day.  Check out how the film is a cheerful nod to Bob Dylan’s particular poetry film technique.  I love watching the crowds move back and forth.  They look like happy people.