things i watch

A collection of short films, picked by a range of creative folk based in London

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A Little Film About… Malika Favre by Handsome Frank (https://handsomefrank.com/) Malika Favre is an artist who needs little introduction. Her instantly recognisable style sees her create beautifully bold vector illustrations which simplify down her subjects their bear essentials. Her work has adorned billboards, magazines and book covers the world over and her recent collaborations with the New Yorker magazine have raised her profile yet further and seen a whole new audience discover her incredible work.In this short film directed by Jérôme de Gerlache, we learn about her work process, influences and get a behind the scenes glimpse of her home studio in East London.

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Cautionary Tales A short film written & directed by Us - cautionary-tales.co.ukMAKING OF - vimeo.com/252215890"A bizarre incident as a young boy left Aaron with an unusual facial disfigurement that has plagued him all his life. Isolated and vulnerable, Aaron seeks comfort in the friendship and understanding of an unexpected group of outcasts"

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Johanna Under The Ice - NOWNESS Finnish freediver Johanna Nordblad holds the world record for a 50-meter dive under ice. She discovered her love for the sport through cold-water treatment while recovering from a downhill biking accident that almost took her leg. British director and photographer Ian Derry captures her taking a plunge under the Arctic ice. Read more on NOWNESS - http://bit.ly/2bKRuzm

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OK Go - Obsession - Official Video

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The Piñata King

On the outskirts of Mexico City, over 50 years ago, a family began making and selling piñatas to the local community. Nowadays, the whole town is involved. The Piñata King takes a look inside the life of this town, and the head of the family who started it all.This film is part of a wider photography project titled 'Sweet Dreams' exploring love, life and death in Mexico. Find out more here: tripodcity.co.uk/A film by Tripod City Music by 'A Mover La Colita Cumbias'The Piñata King

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In this short, made by filmmaker Bas Berkhout, multiple award winning artist Oliver Jeffers shares how his son – and his own childhood – has influenced his art.

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Winner Best Short Category - Portuguese Surf Film Festival, 2017 Deus Bali is proud to present our latest profile piece; BLACKBOY: a portrait of Deni Firdaus. Deni Firdaus comes from a remote beach town in West Java, Indonesia, called Batu Karas. Although the town’s major industry is growing rice, people in the town collect vintage cars, ride custom 2-stroke motorbikes and love to longboard. Not your typical Indonesian village. In this 10-minute profile, Deni introduces his town, his life and shares his passion for the unorthodox local customs. STARRING: Deni Firdaus, Harrison Roach, Thomas Bexon, Husni Ridwan, Zye Norris, and Matt Cuddihy CINEMATOGRAPHY: Andre Cricket DIRECTED: Dustin Humphrey PRODUCED: Dare Jennings & Carby Tuckwell PHOTOGRAPHY: Tom Hawkins, Harry Mark, Giang Alam Wardani

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Moderat - Eating Hooks (Official Video)

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Bug Man

from Iqbal Ahmed

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CALLS TO OKIES: The Park Grubbs Story In the early 1980s, before the Jerky Boys brought prank phone calls to a mainstream audience, a group of Oklahoma teenagers were conducting strange backwoods experiments with their landline telephone. These underground prank calls gained infamy, and became known as Park Grubbs, garnering such fans as The Flaming Lips, Daniel Clowes (Ghostworld, Art School Confidential), and Peter Bagge (Hate). Directed by two Okie filmmakers, Bradley Beesley and Ben Steinbauer, and featuring interviews with both the pranksters and the pranked, the legendary Park Grubbs prank calls come to life in this one-of a-kind documentary.

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Dancer Kenji Igus explores the connections between Tap and Rap in "Rhythm Is My Business." To see the full-length interactive film created with Verse (verse.com), go to: goo.gl/7pxEx3 A Live in Levi's film directed by Stewart Maclennan (stewartmaclennan.com).

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Collecting the World: Inside the Smithsonian

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Nike - Da da ding

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Miles Teller Plays a Stouthearted Boxer In 'Bleed for This'

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Samiyam - Earl Sweatshirt - Mirror (Official Video)