New Iranian Cinema rose into action as a response to the political and imperial powers of the U.S. from Iranian artists, poets, and filmmakers. The earliest traces of this movement can be linked to acclaimed Iranian poet, Forough Farrokhzad's "The House is Black" (1962). At its core, New Iranian Cinema is a profound reclamation of the people's rich histories and deep-rooted resistance.
I'm super proud to share the music video for Nummer 2, taken from Anne Müller debut album Heliopause. The record is published by Erased Tapes.
I co-directed this with @simon-duong under our new directing duo name Faux Soleil. This project took us countless months to craft and I hope you'll enjoy it's meditative nature as well as Anne's powerful music.
It has recently been selected as a Vimeo Staff Pick! I want to address my deepest thanks to all the artists and producers at Eddy and Brunch Studio who helped us bring this to life. I also want to thank Erased Tapes and Anne for trusting us with this larger than life music video.
You can watch it on Vimeo (better compression quality) or on YouTube.
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Aloha everyone! It is currently the third week of the semester and so this is going to be my first progress update video. So during the first week of class, I focused on creating, setting up, and customizing my Tumblr blog. I really wanted to make sure that my blog was really visually appealing and the overall look of it kind of matched my topic and personality. Then I went and followed all of my other classmates so that I can stay updated with how the rest of your capstones are going. And I also put up my very first post, which was an introduction video about both myself and my capstone topic. Then during the second week of class I got into touch with my internship supervisor, Maile, who works at the Hula Preservation Society and we scheduled a Zoom meeting where we discussed what my expectations were, what resources I would need, and when I could meet with her in person.
Since I’ll be editing some of their archived footage, I’ll be heading over to Kaneohe this week to take a tour of their facility, meet some of their other staff, set up the software on my own computer, and pick up the hard drive they’ll be uploading their footage to. Maile also shared with me their channel on Vimeo, their monthly newsletter, and provided me with spreadsheet that I can use to track my work hours. Throughout the next couple of weeks I’ll be planning out the structure of my documentary and recording some of my experiences as a Hula Preservation Society intern. But that’s pretty much it for my first progress update. So good luck to the rest of my peers and their capstones, and I’ll keep you all posted with what’s to come. Bye for now! #UHWO #CreativeMedia #SeniorCapstone #Spring 2024
Awards:
British Animation Awards, 2018-2020, UK - Best Post Graduate Animation
Royal Television Society Student Television Awards 2019, UK - Jury Prize for Best British Student Film
Royal Television Society Student Television Awards 2019, UK - Best Postgraduate Animation
Spark Animation 2018, Canada - winner of the Women In Animation's diversity award
San Francisco Independent Film Festival 2019, USA - Audience Award for Best Animation
British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies Awards, 2020, UK: Runner -Up Essay/Experimental (Best Practice Research Portfolio)
NAHEMI Eat Our Shorts Awards, 2019, UK winner ARRI best film
NAHEMI Eat Our Shorts Awards, 2019, UK winner Audience Award.
Papaya Rocks International Film Festival, 2019, UK - winner best director
Vimeo Staff Pick 2020
Short of the Week 2020
London International Animation Festival 2018, UK - Jury: Highly Commended
Cinanima 2018, Portugal - special mention for Best Student Film Gaston Roch Award
Winner of a Best Cinematography award at Fantasia International Film Festival & a Vimeo Staff Pick award.
Currently being developed into a feature film, tentatively titled The Stolen Child.
Directed & produced by Seb & Ben McKinnon.
Music by CLANN.
A Pakistani immigrant juggles demanding ride share customers while talking on the phone to his mother in Pakistan.
“Zafar” is this week's Staff Pick Premiere. Our new interactive player enables viewers to watch the film, play with Director's Commentary, and read a Q&A with directors Aqsa Altaf and John X. Carey. To return to the main menu, click "Menu" in the upper left hand corner of the screen at any time.
A film by Aqsa Altaf & John X. Carey
Produced by Amina Nada, Aqsa Altaf & John X. Carey
Executive Produced by Jeff Taylor
Starring Ismail Bashey
Cinematography by Guido Raimondo
Edited by Aqsa Altaf & John X. Carey
Sound Design by Zak DeVreis
A Hope St Company and Muddy Water film
Official Selection
- Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2022
- Seattle International Film Festival 2022
- Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival 2022
- 36th Edmonton International Film Festival 2022
- HollyShorts International Film Festival 2022
Ed Ruscha - Motorized Photographs Of Sunset Blvd. And Other L.A. Streets from Matthew Miller on Vimeo.
Commissioned by The Getty Museum on the occasion of their 2019 Getty Medal to the painter, draftsman, photographer, and bookmaker, Ed Ruscha. Utilizing The Getty Research Institute's preservation and digitization of over a million images from Ed's Streets of Los Angeles photo series, and excerpts from Jack Kerouac's "On The Road," this film puts together two of Ed's major inspirations: Kerouac's text and the city of Los Angeles.
“Ed Ruscha - Motorized Photographs Of Sunset Blvd. And Other L.A. Streets” is this week’s Staff Pick Premiere. Read more about it here: vimeo.com/blog/post/staff-pick-premiere-a-getty-commissioned-short-by-matthew-miller/