Aesthetica Short Film Festival

I have had two days of my life soaked into the deep waters of short film industry. These two days have disappeared from my life. But I don`t regret it, at all. Because I have watched a multitude of international short films from different genres. The settings have been imperfect in a lot of cases. And I had to sit on the floor, or actually wait because the staff could not play a certain disk. But, overall I am very happy. Just because I missed watching arty films, and especially with people around me. I have missed sharing ideas, and impressions on arty films. I will be listing the films I really liked right here. (with links or/and images)  

Lin, a film by Piers Thompson. UK/Bulgaria/Turkey. 2010. (The Youtube video is a preview)

 

Albatross by Kim Albright. UK, 2011 (http://www.albatrossfilm.co.uk/site/trailer/) 

Very nice film, with very interesting shooting techniques. Has got a lot of really emotional moments, which are so carefully transmitted to the spectators. 

Paris/Sexy by Ruth Paxton, 2010 

This is a very weird/crude film, about an alienated girl in a village, who suddenly has met the people from the glamorous, rich and beautiful world she dreams off. 

 

Just in Time by Rodolfo Novaes, UK, 2011.  

"We follow a man surprising his wife by returning home a day early from a trip, only to find that she has been less than faithful, he follows her 'lover' through the streets of London, who turns out to be a bit more than we bargain for. A great twist..." (http://jasonrmoffat.com/index.php?q=43)

I personally really like the twist, the style, and the shooting of this film. 

 

 

Wimp by Camilla Ramonn, Denmark, 2011

A very touching story about about a little boy who is quite oppressed by his friends . This little boy turns 11, and is expected to see Sisse, who offers sex in exchange of  burger, coke and chips. But things do not happen in this way...

Join The Dots by Jessica Lux, UK, 2010

A story which shows the story of a girl who is trying to find her own place at St Andrews University. This is not so easy, especially when you feel that you are different. How will you find friends?

Invisible by Harold Chapman, UK, 2010

A story about an immigrant sweeper in the city. This man tries to escape the memories of the civil war, and the memories of his past. Sometimes people do not need a lot to make a step, and escape the memories.  (http://vimeo.com/23962739)

The Bag by Ray Nomoto Robison, USA, 2010

A woman come to visit her parents during the week-end. She discovers, that her parents have been hoarding pills in the bag to commit suicide. The desperation and the will to cope with the emotions of this woman are very well transmitted. This is a very delicate situation, and anything can change this situation to a disaster. However, will this situation last long?

It makes us ask ourselves... what would I do in this case?

 

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Comedy

Happy Birthday Timmy by Johnny Cullen, Ireland, 2011

Garbo by Venetia Taylor, Australia, 2011 You can watch it here (http://vimeo.com/24092743)  

The Phone Box by Ian Robertson, UK, 2011

15 Summers Later by Pedro Collantes, Norway/Spain, 2011Very very cool film. With a very remote/unusual shooting. And with a very sensible protagonist. You can watch it here (http://vimeo.com/22202387)  

The Old Ways by Michael Vass, Canada, 2011Quite scary. Black humor. See the trailer below.

The Maestro by Chris and Ben Blaine, UK, 2011

Appeared to be quite a primitive story. But funny. You may watch it here 

(http://shootingpeople.org/watch/100992/The-Maestro)

Boy - Little Numbers

Two lovely girls, Valeska Steiner and Sonja Glass, have created a pretty good album - "Mutual Friends". They play all of the instruments on the record, except for the drums. Which is pretty impressive. Their drummer, is in fact the live drummer of a french indie band, the Phoenix.
The video that is posted bellow, is a video of their single 'Little Numbers". This song was the last to be recorded, which somehow explains the joyousness. I personally think that it is a nice tune, to make somebody nostalgic, and make somebody think of summer. The video itself, is made of really short set of images, and it feels like we are looking through a holiday album.
And here are the images...

And finally the video... 

 

Coldplay - Paradise

And before I actually go to finish my International Development presentation, I would love to share this with you. I know that a lot of people have already seen this video...
But I guess Its one of these things that we can listen to/watch a million of times ...


If you can`t open the link directly here, just watch it on Youtube.

Nicola Roberts - Jil Sander

For those who like fancy patterns, short outfits and very slim girls... this is a perfect visual inspiration. ,(Even if i think that Nicola Roberts appears to have forgotten her trousers). I really like her outfit in her previous music video 'Beat of My Drum". The print on the Nicolas`s shirt reminded me of Jil Sander`s SS 2011 collection. Hello statement prints.

Kevin Lin - Cults 'You Know What I Mean'

For those who like to party hard, I am posting here a cool new video. It has been filmed by Kevin Lin for Cults`s new song, You Know What I Mean. I really liked this video, and i went even further in my little research. I have looked for other videos made by Kevin Lin.

This is a video made by Kevin Lin, and it is a kind of video self-portrait. If you want to discover this funny character, watch this video as well. I think I am a bit like Kevin, in what relates to music. I can listen to different genres, and I can be very different, everything depends on  my mood. Maybe, you will find a bit of your own personnality in what Kevin tries to tell us ?

Lana Del Rey - Blue Jeans

I watch quite a lot of musical videos, and I perceive them as a separate genre of art. This video has made me think about the way it is made, about the shoots, about the images that it shows, as well as the order in which these images are shown. This is a very inspiring video.

Fashion Branded Cereals

If you can`t live without brands, and Kelloggs is not enough of a brand for you, then you have to see those! These cereal boxes have been designed in a very funny way by the sip chat chow bloggers! It may seem quite simple for some people, but I found it quite funny.

Rib Cage Bibs by Sasha Kanevski

Hi everyone! I have just checked the pictures from the show by Sasha Kanevski, a young Ukrainian designer. And surprise, surprise... I found a very interesting thing, those Rib Cage Bibs! They are beautiful, such a stylish detail! They give a certain form, to the whole look, as well as get some creepy, spooky look. This is brilliant!

PS: It might inspire you to do an interesting DIY project. 

Raf Simons in Fantastic Man magazine

The Belgian Genius, Mr Raf Simons, has recently opened the doors of his own house in Antwerp to the Fashion Photographer Willy Vanderperre. Mr. Vanderperre has already worked with R. Simons previously, however this time he has taken pictures of Mr. Simons himself in his own house. Please have a look at
http://www.fantasticman.com/magazine/

My new Fashion inspiration - Eliza Doolittle

I have been listening to her last album this whole autumn. I adored it, and used to listen a million times to one of her songs... The Skinny Genes. I think it is one of my favorite. Obviously, when the video came out I had to check it out. And here is the surprise, I do not only adore the music, I am fan of the styling in this video. It represents multiple trends of this summer, as well as shows us some very surprising looks.

I am a big fan of flapper dresses, and I have been looking for the ONE FLAPPER DRESS on Ebay for ages... To my surprise, I fell in love with the Flapper Shorts that Eliza Doolittle wears in Skinny Genes. I am now determined to get one of these...

And here are my dream party shorts.....

And Now... 

please have a look at the video.

Skinny Genes by Eliza Doolittle