Director Matt Lenski of production house Supply & Demand has released the first in a series of offbeat comedy shorts based on the comic strip The Perry Bible Fellowship (PBF) by cartoonist Nick Gurewitch. Featured in publications such as The Guardian, The New York Press and Maxim, the comic strip branched out online.
Lenski reached out successfully to Gurewitch about the prospects of making a series of short films.
This first short, Carolyn, opens on Mr. Morris, a somewhat disheveled, lonesome art teacher staring blankly at a photograph of his ex girlfriend. A child approaches, holding out a crayon to ask of its color. Mr. Morris takes the crayon, slowly reading its color on the label which is “the color of her hair”–immediately triggering a dramatic breakdown in front of art class. He falls to his knees while sobbing over his lost love.
CreditsProduction Supply & Demand Matt Lenski, with Brett Wean & Joseph Curtis Green, directors; Andrew Ellmaker, DP. Production ApK Media. Daniel Navetta, producer. Editorial Matt Lenski, editor; Charleen Manca, post producer. Post Company 3. Tom Poole, colorist. Sound Design tonefarmer Raymond Loewy, sound designer. Titles ODD NY Gary Breslin, titles.
Top Spot of the Week: EHRAC, Animation Studio NOMINT Depict Life “In Limbo” As Families Search For Loved Ones
This animated film titled In Limbo depicts the journey of a heroic woman protagonist representing the countless families in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe (where Chechnya is situated) searching for their forcibly disappeared loved ones. Utilizing theatrical elements, the film highlights the unnatural disruption caused by enforced disappearances and delves into the profound trauma these families endure. It emphasizes their long battles with the domestic authorities as they seek answers. The film also underscores the vital role of community support in helping these families cope and continue their fight for answers, serving as a compelling call to action for justice and human rights.
Through intimate storytelling, In Limbo raises awareness of the ongoing uncertainty that leaves families in a perpetual state of limbo, unable to find closure.
Directed by Afterman--the animation duo consisting of Tsvetelina Zdraveva and Jerred North--and created and produced by London-based animation studio NOMINT, In Limbo was commissioned by the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC).
In a joint statement, Zdraveva and North shared, “Our film takes place on a theater stage, highlighting how such tragedies are far removed from ordinary life,” they continued. “The stage is circular, resembling an artificial, perpetually spinning obstacle course, with a target—the red tail lights—just within sight yet never within reach, symbolizing the family’s never-ending quest for justice.”
“We used a limited primary color palette to contrast the two worlds all families are pulled between. Minimalist compositions of starkly silhouetted characters and environments create the ominous atmosphere of a deeply painful and... Read More