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December 2015

December 20, 2015

SSF: “The Snowman”

November 2015

November 23, 2015

SSF: “Azarkant”

And now for something not-animated and not-cute. In other words, something entirely different. Something sci-fi...

November 16, 2015

SSF: “The Monk and the Fish”

Today's short crossed my path this past weekend courtesy of a Facebook friend to whom I...

November 10, 2015

Going To Space With xkcd (And Ten Hundred Easy Words)

I like pretty much every single one of the many Randall Monroe things. Usually, that means the...

November 09, 2015

SSF: “Ray’s Big Idea”

Today's short comes from the visual and story-telling geniuses at Aardman Animations, whose virtues I've been extolling...

November 02, 2015

SSF: “The Lighthouse Keeper”

I've been fascinated with lighthouses ever since I saw Pete's Dragon for the first time....

October 2015

October 26, 2015

SSF: “Premier Automne”

Wordless, weird, and wonderful. Abel lives in the winter and Apolline lives in the summer....

October 12, 2015

SSF: “Racines”

Hints of Howl's Moving Castle in this short: Racines, from Kaw Animation. (I think "racine"...

October 05, 2015

SSF: “Floating In My Mind”

Another film about getting old and struggling to hold your memories close before finally realizing...

September 2015

September 23, 2015

Rube Goldberg Meets Red Bull

Yes, you're right. This is nothing but an ad for Red Bull. (Well, nothing but...

September 21, 2015

SSF: “Summer ’78”

Half of me is terrified at what J.J. Abrams might do to Star Wars: Episode...

September 16, 2015

A Couple Animated Beauties From The Brilliant Glen Keane

Y'all remember Glen Keane, right? View image | gettyimages.com This Disney legend -- "A thirty-eight-year veteran...

September 14, 2015

SSF: “The World’s Most Relaxing Film”

There are few things as tense (and genuinely unpleasant) as watching a stomach bug rampage...

September 07, 2015

SSF: “Wire Cutters”

A chance encounter proves fateful for 2 robots mining on a desolate planet. This one...

August 2015

August 24, 2015

SSF: “Photographs”

This one's charming. And bittersweet. And might sting, just a little. (I'm starting to detect a...

August 17, 2015

SSF: “Inaudible”

I've had my eye on this one ever since I saw the trailer that dropped last...

August 10, 2015

SSF: “The Song for Rain”

A few weeks ago, I posted a wonderful little short called "Every Star." It (through...

August 03, 2015

SSF: “The Casebook of Nips & Porkington”

If any of you are curious as to what happens when you combine Richard Scarry and Sherlock...

July 2015

July 27, 2015

SSF: “Ormie”

This one reminded me of Pixar's "Knick Knack." And of "Frog and Toad Together." And of cookies;...

July 20, 2015

SSF: “Remnants”

The last few weeks have been a bit of a blur. Lots of hospital rooms,...

June 2015

June 29, 2015

SSF: “Every Star”

As someone who moved to a place with quite a bit of light pollution (Cheek...

June 22, 2015

SSF: “The Mountain King”

This one's timely, right? An animated reflection on the ways we influence and are influenced...

June 15, 2015

SSF: “Crayon Dragon”

I'm not recommending today's short film -- Toniko Pantoja's charming Crayon Dragon -- simply because Denny...

June 08, 2015

SSF: “Much Better Now”

Anybody else out there with a wicked case of the Mondays? This should help. A...

June 01, 2015

SSF: “Motorbike”

I picked today's short mostly because I loved the crayon-y style. And the music. And...

May 2015

May 18, 2015

SSF: “A Short Love Story In Stop Motion”

Today's short film, Carlos Lascano's "A Short Love Story in Stop Motion," is more than seven years...

May 11, 2015

SSF: “The OceanMaker”

There's a new Mad Max film coming out shortly; this weekend, actually. It looks insane....

May 04, 2015

SSF: “Invention of Love”

What do you get when you cross steampunk with silhouette portraiture (and a bit of...

April 2015

April 27, 2015

SSF: “The Alchemist’s Letter”

A few months back, I saw some promising publicity on/artwork from a short film called...

April 20, 2015

SSF: “Wanderers”

Having recently watched Interstellar (and re-watched "Ambition"), I am reminded of Erik Wernquist's Webby-nominated short, "Wanderers." I...

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