Surreal, awe-inspiring, innovative missives from the world of digital animation, selected to showcase the detail, depth of field and full resonant sound that only a cinema can deliver.
Screened as part of NZIFF 2007
The Digital Space 2007
The digital realm continues to fracture and diversify according to the various delivery platforms our world offers. With digital animation increasingly available for download, on cell phones and even on plasmas in the back of taxis, there seems to be a resurgence of digitally envisaged works constructed very much with the big screen in mind. The detail, depth of field and full, resonant sound that are the unique qualities that only a cinema can deliver were the touchstones used in compiling this year’s Digital Space.
458nm 2006
Fog has devoured the forest, which saw your quietest happiness... a low-down natural scene rendered in shiny metal.
Cellusions 2006
A richly imagined, cubic rendition of the evolution of man.
Faces 2007
A twisted, spectacular piece of grotesquery focusing on a face trapped in a dangerous prison of the mind.
Krijt (laatste van het systeem) 2006
A solitary figure – the chalked phantom of a crime scene – begins an inquisitive roam through the greying urban labyrinth.
Moloch 2006
A film of awe-inspiring textures and intensely imagined detail presented as if through a cinéma vérité camera.
Monster Samurai 2006
A prestigious killing machine of a warrior is challenged to save as many lives as he has taken.
NannyBot 2006
A salutary tale of good robots turning bad. NannyBot accidentally kills the child and comes up with a special repair job.
Perplexus 2006
A wispy character composed of alphabetic DNA is tracked through his desperate climb to the top.
Sigg Jones 2006
A spectacular piece of animated choreography drawing from the design and pacing of gaming with more than a nod to The Matrix.
The Crown 2006
There are only so many leaders, only so many followers, only so many plots – and only so many times a knife can go into the back.
Tough Guy! 2005 Special Edit Version 2005
Think insects on steroids and you're part way there. A supercharged, big picture crash-tackle into a tiny world.
Une charogne 2006
Almost too much detail for the eye to muster. A flowing, gliding journey through a forest of surreal beauty.
Doll Face 2005
The haunting deconstruction of a digital/human/robotic face. A truly fascinating film blurring every technical and creative line.