“Restless” is a Cinematic Poem Short Film For Porsche Featuring Jorge Luis Borges and Walt Whitman Directed by Marcos Mijan.
Director | Marcos Mijan
“Time is the substance I am made of. Time is a river which sweeps me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger which destroys me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire which consumes me, but I am the fire.”
Production | Early Man Film (Mumbai) Executive Producer | Manfred Bräunl DOP | Gianpaolo Lupori Executive Producer | Anand Menon Editor | Lluis Murua & Marcos Mijan Color | Fran Condor Original Composition | Monster Music Sound Design | Roy Shen Zoor & Quincy Vlijtig Poem by Jorge Luis Borges and Walt Whitman
“Home” is a Cinematic Poem Short Film Directed by Aiman Ali.
Concept & Directed By : Aiman Ali Starring : Chum Darang Executive Producers : Nupur Guha & Tushar Raut Senior Producer : Mrudangi Jasani Baidya Producer : Suraj Shetty Director of Photography : Yash Khanna Editor : Priyank Prem Kumar Music By : Sameer Uddin & Tanuj Tiku
Going the distance is not about how far away will you get, But from what length you are willing to return.
Seldom, we get to do projects crafted with so much perseverance, honesty, and love. Shooting at one of the most humble places in the world – Ladakh and exploring a side we hadn’t seen before, be it the raw beauty of the place or the wholehearted emotions of its people – it was a process that got us close to the feeling of being a Himalayan. Their way of life made us think if we are missing a point when we say we need to go the distance in life. Maybe at times going the distance could mean going back, to your roots. This introspection is what fuelled our latest project ‘Home’ for the Royal Enfield Himalayan.
We would like to thank some really talented minds who got associated with the project because they felt what we felt. It was an ever-evolving collaboration where each crew member brought something special to the film. A project that started with a casual conversation about doing something meaningful to shaping a strong idea and concept, to multiple jamming sessions with some of the best writers in the industry, to finally shooting in the extreme winter conditions of Ladakh (-17°C at 17,000 Feet to be precise), to endless hours on the edit, grade, and music. Yes, it’s been a long journey and a beautiful one.
‘Sussex By-The-Sea’ is a Cinematic Poem Short Film Featuring Poet Rudyard Kipling Directed By Dan Parkes.
“Sussex by-the-Sea” is a 4K drone film is based on the words of the famous author and Sussex resident Rudyard Kipling’s 1902 poem “Sussex” and explores the East Sussex coastline between Roedean and Beachy Head.
Kipling, author of the “Jungle Book,” first lived in the village of Rottingdean and in 1902 bought 17th-century house “Batemans” in Burwash, East Sussex, where he lived until he died. His poem explored his love of the area, such as the wonders of the coastline and specific landmarks including the Longman of Wilmington and Beachy Head. Locations seen in the film include Roedean, Ovingdean, Rottingdean, Saltdean, Telscombe Cliffs, Peacehaven, Newhaven, Piddinghoe, Tide Mills, Seaford, Seven Sisters and Beachy Head, as well as landmarks such as the Meridian Monument, Litlington White Horse, The Long Man of Wilmington as well as the Newhaven Ferry.
“Sussex” (1902) Poem written by Rudyard Kipling Narrated by Howard Ellison (howardellison.net/) Filmed and edited by Dan Parkes (danthecameraman.co.uk/) Music track: “Carried by the Wind” (licensed) Music composed by Florian Seraul (tiny-music.com/)
“OZYMANDIAS” is the animated 3D adaptation of a poem written by English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley in December 1817. It was created with a series of wash paintings animated with the Unreal Engine and EbSynth to test an experimental 3D animation pipeline.
Additional info: Using EbSynth, a texture synthesis / transfer tool created by Secret Weapon, we applied wash paintings to 3D scenes created in real-time with the Unreal Engine. The result is a unique look and a promising experimental pipeline which dramatically speeds up the production of 3D animation stylized with traditional 2D art.
About the poem: Written in 1817 by Percy Shelley, “Ozymandias” refers to pharaoh Ramesses II and was perhaps inspired by the acquisition of a large Ramesses statue by the British Museum the same year. References to this poem have often appeared in pop culture, though Shelley himself might not have considered it to be one of his major works.
It was first published in the 11 January 1818 issue of The Examiner of London.
Credits: Directed and animated by Alvaro Lamarche-Toloza Wash paintings by Estelle Chauvard Voice by Bryan Cranston, taken from the Breaking Bad Teaser Trailer “Menkaure colossal statue base” model by Zhejiang University “Ramses II” model by Taoetsia “Horse Skeleton” model by Diego Luján García
‘OZYMANDIAS’ By Percy Bysshe Shelley
I met a traveller from an antique land, Who said—“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand, Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things, The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed; And on the pedestal, these words appear: My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair! Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.”
“NELLA MIA CITTÀ” is a Cinematic Poem Short Film Directed Featuring Poem by Anna Toscano Directed by Milton Kam.
Filmed, Edited and Directed by: Milton Kam
Music by: Federico Toffano (cello), Liesl Odenweller (soprano), and Ivano Zanenghi (lute).
NELLA MIA CITTÀ (In my city) is my visual ode to Venice. The film observes the lagoon city and its residents during the relative scarcity of tourists in its streets. From the lustre of its famous spots to the anonymity of its quiet alleys, Venice feels as if ‘the future did not come,’ to borrow a line from the poem, which the film is based on.
Nella mia città is written by Anna Toscano and was taken from her book Doso la polvere, Milan, La Vita Felice, 2012
IN MY CITY (NELLA MIA CITTÀ) by Anna Toscano
The future does not exist the future does not come in my city: however long my step is however much you have the favor of the wind the number 2 does not go more than 22 km per hour. How to get beyond the past how not to look back (at this speed) with your neck always at three quarters: time stops in piazzale Roma so we live entangled in the stories of peoples. We stand, happy, in a rearview mirror.
“Lady of the Sea” is a Cinematic Poem Short Film Directed by Emmett Sparling.
Filmed and Directed by: Emmett Sparling
This is the first short film I’ve made in quite a while and I’m super excited to share it. Chelsea and I spent 17 days in French Polynesia filming this video. The first half of the trip felt like an uphill battle. Everything we tried shooting didn’t feel “right” and we were feeling pretty uninspired, even in one of the most beautiful places on earth.
There once was a lady from the sea Born from the corals and the currents, The tides and the waves. Her home was powerful, ever-changing and expansive.
In a wave of creativity and energized focus, Chelsea and I came up with the concept for ‘Lady of the Sea’ and excitedly wrote the beginnings of the narrative down in my journal. The moment Chelsea got in the water wearing the dress, we knew this would be a pretty unique project.
JISEI is an experimental short film that follows the recollection of one’s memories as they experience death.
‘Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep‘ by Mary Elizabeth Frye
Do not stand at my grave and weep I am not there. I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glints on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain. I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning’s hush I am the swift uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry; I am not there. I did not die.
“Je Viens” is a Cinematic Poem Short Film In Tignes, France Directed by Franck Pinel.
Filmed, Edited and Directed by: Franck Pinel (FKY)
Music by: Steven Gutheinz Written by: Samuel Revol Narrated by: Siméon Revol & Laure Revol English Translation by: Madeleine Barter
“Between the desert peaks and the wild plains, Itinerary of the man alone; poisoned, in love, alive.”
I invite you on the trails of Tignes in Savoie, under the August sun, to breathe the fresh air! A little vastness, horizons blurred to forget for a few moments our confined lives.
A first FKY / Srevol collaboration, with a text written for the film, and read by a young Simeon with a rocky voice.
I Approach
tightrope walking earthling lying heavily on rock I look for your softness Your suspended caresses
In my solitude, I approach
My bones follow your tracks Along smoke-filled banks, Burns under your sun My masterful soul
In my solitude, I approach
My wings poisoned by oily molecules accept my sorrow my ghostly pardon
In my solitude, I approach
Tightrope walking earthling With smoky soul, I approach I burn in your softness Masterful earth
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Je viens
Funambule terrien, Aimanté à la roche, Je cherche tes douceurs, Tes caresses suspendues.
Dans ma solitude, je viens
Mes os suivent ta piste, Aux rivages enfumés Je brûle sous ton soleil Mon âme de capitaine
Dans ma solitude, je viens
mes ailes empoisonnées de molécules pétroliennes accepte mon désolé mon pardon fumigène
Dans ma solitude, je viens
Funambule terrien, A l’âme enfumée je viens Je brûle dans ta douceur, Terre capitaine
Tignes is a group of villages that form a high-altitude ski resort in the French Alps, near the Italian border. With nearby Val d’Isère, it’s part of the Espace Killy ski area, linked by a network of lifts. Val Claret and Tignes Le Lac villages are lively hubs, with restaurants and shops. In summer, the area offers trails, golf and a bike park, plus ski runs on the Grande Motte glacier.
“On Being – Ars Poetica #100” is a Cinematic Poem Short Film Read by Elizabeth Alexander Directed by Jocie Juritz
Illustrated, Animated and Directed by: Jocie Juritz
Commissioned by: The On Being Project Sound by: Galina Juritz
Written and Read by: Elizabeth Alexander
An animation for On Being as part of their new series sharing poetry with the world. Based on the poem “Ars Poetica #100: I Believe”, written and read by Elizabeth Alexander.
Each frame was hand painted in gouache onto the pages of the book ‘Crave Radiance’, which contained the original poem. For lots of behind the scenes details visit my website – jociejuritz.com/on-being/
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