Paper samurai

Eric Power is pretty prolific in his animations. His most recent is called Path of Blood and promises “more paper cuts than you can handle.” Hilarious. This animation is papercraft. Eric’s sense of humor comes out in the action of the delightful little film, and in the sound design. I even find myself chuckling at things that weren’t meant to be funny. Were they? The fish jumping in the river – the sound is way too small... Read More

Abuela Grillo

Abuela Grillo translates to Grandmother Cricket. She has antennae, duh. She walks around Bolivia singing her incredible little rain song bringing life and nourishment to her people. This time, however, she is taken advantage of by boxy business men and used for profit. She is nearly destroyed, her very tears being bottled into plastic containers and sold at a price the people can not afford. What a little allegory of the corporate experience. My... Read More

Water Brains in China

I was exposed to this short animated film late last year and have watched it ten times or so to try and understand the meaning in some sort of relevant way, beyond the gorgeous animation. The film comes from Guangzhou, China, depicting children studying under the rigorous draconian task masters that consume the work of the children; their brain steam, of course. Do not be fooled by the whimsical first forty seconds of this film, its realism is... Read More