From filmmaker Adrian Atwood, “Long Exposure,” is a haunting short film with some great brooding sound design and excellent photography. A lone hiker/photographer is hiking in the woods when he stumbles upon something he’ll soon wish he didn’t see through his lens. Check it out below, and head here to learn more about Atwood’s film on …
This short mesmerizing documentary from John Neeman Tools shows the creation of a Damascus Steel Knife. Enjoy as the sparks fly! The Birth Of A Tool. Part III. Damascus steel knife making (by John Neeman Tools) from John Neeman Tools on Vimeo.
Everyone hates vertical video, even if you don’t know what it is, you’ve seen it before. It’s those videos shot on mobile phones with the device held vertically. But this is the first time I’ve seen something shot in that way where I’m happy to post it as our Video of the Week. Filmmaker Dan Toth used …
I like to seek out unique, well made shorts for LonelyReviewer’s video of the week. This week’s selection stands out a little more than the rest. It’s a very special short about how the filmmakers mother ended up the owner for a motorcycle. I don’t want to giveaway too much, other than its fully worth …
Came across this excellent short film over the weekend. Directed by Ben Aston, the short shows a lonely Brit named Lucy (Bec Hill) connecting with a Russian Cosmonaut (Stewart Lockwood) over chat roulette. Check it out! Happy Monday! Russian Roulette from Ben Aston on Vimeo.
This documentary is a great piece on a local independent video store in Cambridge, MA called “Hollywood Express.” The once huge industry has mostly disappeared, with only a handful of these excellent, independently owned business left. It’s sad, the local video store was THE place to find and discover movies when I was a kid, …
This weeks video of the week is by director Jonathan Ade. “Meditations: Supper.” The short film is quiet, slow, and building, and features some wonderful and very reflective moments. You can check out the video below. Ade has created a series of these films, other titles include Man In Water, and ItsOkayItsOkay. Currently, Ade is …
This great Science-Fiction Short film was made for $600 and features some great effects for a high concept low budget short. The film is written and directed by Jesse O’Brien, and tells the story of a mercenary stranded on a desert planet. Check out the film below! Arrowhead: Signal from Jesse O'Brien on Vimeo.
Ice Hockey director Larry Cohen has finally released his last Kickstarter funded film, Brothers, online, to promote fundraising for his latest film, The Worst – which stars Dean Winters (Oz, 30 Rock, and best known as “Mayhem” in the All State Commercials). Brothers was an official election of the San Francisco International Film Festival, and …
Many years ago, I made a film that looked at the effects of the Armenian Genocide, on “third-generation survivors.” Young folks whose ancestors had been the victim of a genocide carried out by the Ottoman Empire, an effort to systematically remove an entire group of people from Ottoman Turkey. Lonelyreviewer.com is obviously not a political …