Sound Of The Times of the Day: Cool-stuff-maker Chris Crutchfield, creator of the "modern musical" Digitals, provides some context for his short film:
One day I got an email, an sms, a phone call, a Facebook message and two tweets all within about 5 seconds of one another. This video is a re-manifestation of my brain's interpretation of that event. #trustory
After Hours: "Solitude is fine, as long as there's someone there to tell you that solitude is fine": Heather Burns (Miss Congeniality, Miss Congeniality 2) stars alongside real-life fiancé Ajay Naidu (Office Space) in Jason Wishnow's imaginary love story, Mi
Ursine Unhappiness of the Day: In his most epic misadventure to date, Misery Bear buys a Happiness Machine in the hopes of curing his misery once and for all.
Spoiler Alert: Things don't quite go as planned.
[thanks nat!]
Short Film of the Day: Jonathan Rhodes stars a The Photographer in School Portrait -- by far the most depressing short film involving cute kids you will see today, guaranteed.
Also: There is no pet heaven.
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Very Short Film of the Day: To celebrate the 190th anniversary of the chronograph, German luxury goods manufacturer Montblanc and advertising agency Leo Burnett Milan invited filmmakers to capture and submit "one-second-long moving pictures" of moments they considered beautiful.
Many responded, and a showreel of 60 hand-picked clips was crafted (above).
Short Film of the Day: How They Felt, a Mumblecore short filmed by Team Funwolf for the 48 Hour Film Festival in the movement's birthplace of Boston, features one faily unique quirk that separates it from similar shorts in the genre: One of its two main characters is a muppet.
It went on to win Best Actress, Best Sex Scene, and was runner-up in the Best
