life

Planktonium by Jan van IJken
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"... Planktonium is a short film by Jan van IJken about the unseen world of living microscopic plankton. It is a voyage into a secret universe, inhabited by alien-like creatures. These stunningly beautiful, very diverse and numerous organisms are unknown to most of us because they are invisible to the naked eye. However, they are wandering beneath the surface of all waters around us and they are of vital importance for all life on earth.

Jan van IJken filmed the plankton through his microscopes, revealing the beauty and delicate structures of the minute organisms in the finest detail. The film is without any voice-over or explanation.

Renowned Norwegian artist Jana Winderen made a sound composition for the film. She is recording audio environments and creatures which are hard for humans to access, both physically and aurally – deep under water, inside ice or in frequency ranges inaudible to the human ear.

Phytoplankton (small plant-like cells) are producing half of all oxygen on earth by photosynthesis, like plants and trees do on land. Zooplankton are forming the base of the food chain of aquatic life. Plankton are also playing an important part in the global carbon cycle. The plankton are threatened by climate change, global warming and acidification of the oceans. ..."

Filmed, directed and produced by Jan van IJken
Sound composition by Jana Winderen
Edited by Jan van IJken and Metje Postma

Says You by The Luyas

"A wandering woman is swallowed by the blooming desert."

Music by The Luyas
Directed by Amanda Bonaiuto

paperbagrecords.com/artists/the-luyas/
theluyas.net/

Nothing is Original by Alberto Sáenz Gómez Tello


"Nothing is Original" is an extract of the article "Things I’ve Learned: Jim Jarmusch"

Written by Jim Jarmusch.

Direction, Art & Animation by Alberto Sáenz Gómez Tello.
Additional Art by Giovana Hernández Constantino.
poligonic.com / gomeztello.com

In Her Boots by Kathrin Steinbacher

"A bizarre hike through unstable terrain, which visualizes how it feels to be in Hedi’s shoes."

Ni vu ni connu (this stays between us) by Léon Moh-Cah

"As a consequence of a tiny accident, a butterfly effect reveals the not-so-secret-life of a building that could be facing yours."

Written, Designed & Directed: Anna Katalin Lovrity

annakatalin.com

"Things rearrange, we miss what is not the same". Animated and hand painted official music video for the song “He Won’t Hold You” by multi Grammy winner Jacob Collier, featuring Rapsody. The fourth single from the album Djesse Vol. 3.

Created with around 1200 paintings in isolation during the 2020 pandemic. Here's a breakdown of the animation process: vimeo.com/451111852

Direction, Animation, Script, Editing, Production: Daniel Bruson
Music
: Jacob Collier (feat. Rapsody)