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Is there anything better than a film or video that can truly move you to another place and time? I find that to be one of the most marvellous aspects of the moving image. Mental and physical transportation.
And in that regard; I’ve seen two web videos this week that I have to share. Both of [...]

Music video: “My Heart Is Longing For A Soul” by Thom Hell

I’m going to take quick detour from the world of cinema, just to point you towards this new music video for Norwegian artist Thom Hell and his new song “My Heart Is Longing For A Soul“. The style and execution of this tiny short film really won me over, eventhough I find the song to [...]

Short films: Movie essay about close-ups

This is easily the best original web video montage I’ve ever seen. Click on over to the amazing Jim Emerson’s post “Close Up: The movie/essay/dream” to view his film and read his thoughts on the close-up and why he decided to create an essay of moving images to visualize his thoughts. The result is… I [...]

Short film: “There’s a man in the habit of hitting me on the head with an umbrella” (2005)

Today, I continue my presentation of short films here on Subtitles to Cinema. This time, it is an animated Norwegian short film with the long, yet precise, title: There’s a man in the habit of hitting me on the head with an umbrella (2005). The film is directed by Cathinka Tandberg, and tells a story [...]

Short film: “J’Attendrai Le Suivant” (2002)

Every now and then, I’m going to present some short films here at Subtitles to Cinema. It can either be random discoveries, well-known classics or even some of my own stories. Today, I’d like to share the brilliant French short film J’Attendrai Le Suivant (2002), directed by Philippe Orreindy. It is a perfectly told story, [...]