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Animation: December 2008

MORE ROOFTOP ALUMS
AMONG THE SUNDANCE SHORTS

By Rooftop Films on 12/09/2008
Filed under: Animation, Documentary, Rooftop Filmmakers, Rooftop Filmmakers' Fund, Rooftop News

Last week we listed the Rooftop alums showing features at Sundance in January, but there are also a bunch of short films playing that were made by filmmakers who have shown films at Rooftop previously. Hopefully we will see you all out in Park City in January. "I Am So Proud Of You," Director: Don Hertzfeldt. Dark family secrets cast a shadow over Bill's recovery; in this second chapter to Don Hertzfeldt's 'Everything will be OK'. (Winner of the 2007 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Grand Jury Prize, U.S.). We gave a Rooftop Filmmakers' Fund grant to Don for I... MORE »

INTERVIEW WITH JIM AND DIANE DOWNER,
DIRECTORS OF "COMPOST"

By Rooftop Films on 12/03/2008
Filed under: Animation, Environmental Films, Watch Short Films

callBrightcove(1873835557, 594, 445,"#ffffff");The music of flowers, bugs and leaves. Q&A Rooftop Films: Tell us about your film. Jim Downer: Animators have been making synesthetic films for years--visually interpreting sound. In this realm Compost is nothing new. At its core it's an experimental film made with sticks and leaves. On another level, through the symbolism provided by nature's cycles Compost represents continual change through rebirth and decomposition. The film includes the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and other conditions through quick successive interchanges of subject matter. RF: What was your inspiration? JD: Found animation--multiples--easily accessible everyday objects. While food shopping... MORE »

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