Mathieu Labaye’s tribute to his father, who suffered from multiple sclerosis when he was 29 years old, was confined to a wheelchair at 40, and died of pneumonia at the age of 55. Labaye has an indisputable talent for creating music and visual art that radiates a surplus of energy. Warning: like our last Saturday Short, “Orgesticulanismus” also contains some brief artistic nudity.
Tag Archives: Animation
SATURDAY SHORT: HUNGER (1974)
A man’s food addiction becomes his undoing. Decades later, Hunger‘s message is as relevant as ever. This cartoon by Peter Foldès was nominated for an Oscar in the “Best Animated Short” category. A mild warning: the film does contain brief, artistic nudity.
SATURDAY SHORT: CHILDREN PURPLE (2007)
When coming across an artist like Justin Tomchuck, the task of selecting a single short becomes fairly difficult. Each video is very different from the next, while staying true to his unconventional style. Still, “Children Purple” seems to be just a tad more imaginative and wayward than the rest of his work. Enjoy.
SATURDAY SHORT: DREAM IN GREEN
Today’s Saturday Short was suggested by a reader, Nina. Our protagonist in this short, Gustafer Yellowgold, is an alien from the sun who only dreams in green. In the midst of all those kid shows that encourage children to dance around and shout out answers to questions comes one that actually has a calm, soothing nature to it. It’s fanciful personality makes it acceptably weird.
SATURDAY SHORT: SALAD FINGERS – CUPBOARD (SEASON 1, EP. 8) (2007)
David Firth, creator of our first Saturday Short “Crooked Rot”, receives his second appearance on our site with the eighth episode of his bizarre comedy series, Salad Fingers. (If you haven’t seen the previous seven, don’t worry. There’s no background information you’ll need in order to understand this one.) Whether you laugh so hard you puke, or curl up in the fetal position during this clip, one thing is certain, David is a master of weird.