Category Archives: Short Film

Fugu & Tako

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Fugu & Tako follows the story of two Japanese salary men who’s lives radically change when one of them eats a live puffer fish in a sushi bar.

The Sunken Cruise Ship

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Film maker Casey Neistat shares his rather inspiring reasons for travelling to see the famous sunken cruise chip in the island of Giglio.

Icon Bronco

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The ICON Bronco takes the body of a classic 1970s Ford Bronco and rebuilds it from the ground up. All ICON’s trucks maintain the personality of the originals but add new technology to make driving easier. (via QLTY CTRL)

Jetman Over Rio

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Yves “Jetman” Rossy once again pushed the boundaries of aviation by completing a fabulous flight above the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Here’s a 10 minute short film produced by Brietling documenting the entire flight.

GoPro Alaska Expedition

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GoPro recently partnered with Project Aether on an ambitious expedition to Alaska to conduct science experiments and record the first high quality images of the Aurora Borealis from the edge of space. Project Aether is a non-profit collaboration between public … Continue reading

What Is Curation

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This is the first in a series of videos explaining the shifts we’re seeing in the world of content creation. Curation has exploded with the growth of Twitter, Tumblr and now Pinterest. In this video, we wanted to try to … Continue reading

Magpie’s Story

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The uplifting journey of a dog as she travels from the harsh streets to a caring shelter to her new forever home. Told entirely from the dog’s point of view, this film was created to raise awareness for the Law … Continue reading

Chad Expedition Summary

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Mark Synnott, James Pearson and Alex Honnold travel to the Ennedi Desert of Chad, the first climbers to explore the remote landscape stacked with wild unclimbed towers.

A Strat is Born

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“A Strat is Born” takes you on a high-speed ride through the creation of a Fender Stratocaster guitar at Fender’s U.S. manufacturing facility in Corona, Calif., showing you every step from bare wood to onstage and set to a pulse-pounding … Continue reading

The Fungarium

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Most people know Kew Gardens as home of the world’s largest living plant collection but are not aware that it is also the location of an internationally important botanical research and educational institution.

CURED

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This short film by Joe York profiles Madisonville, Tennessee’s world-renowned bacon and country ham producer Allan Benton.

Bentley – In Search Of Snow

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Big-Mountain skier, mountaineer and adventurer, Chris Davenport, embarks upon a modern-day grand tour of Colorado. Behind the wheel of the 2012 Bentley Continental GTC W12, Chris, evoking the spirit of The Bentley Boys past and present, tests the all-wheel drive … Continue reading

Pure Funk

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In a nation where music has been outlawed by an oppressive dictatorship, a DJ rises up to stir the people into rebellion and regain their freedom.  

Joseph Kony

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KONY 2012 is a film and campaign by Invisible Children that aims to make Joseph Kony famous, not to celebrate him, but to raise support for his arrest and set a precedent for international justice. Pledge your support at http://www.kony2012.com/ and continue … Continue reading

The Story of Sushi

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A stop-motion animation detailing the landscape of fishing with specific reference to sushi.  

The Chase

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To sum this video up in words of my own would not do this film justice: My name is Tomás Vergara, a self taught 3d artist and a film nut. As for now, I’m 25. I was born in Chile … Continue reading