By the year 2058 mankind will have created robots that look and act like us. We’ll have gone to war. After all; what else would you expect from a race that acts like us? The war will stop short of nothing but total eradication of the rival race and in this short film from the […]
Short film: Last Light
Does he have what it takes to survive? This is a zombie post apocalyptic short in which one hopeless man has to wrestle with his past in order to have any sort of future. Last Light was a submission for the My Rode Reel 2015, International Short Film Competition and was directed by Michael Lubin. […]
Short film: Rotor
Have you ever worked the midnight shift? A short thriller set in a spooky factor. The lone security guard has his humdrum routine upset when he spots a figure on one of the monitors and goes to investigate. What roll does the ever present rotor play? Time to watch more? Use this teleport link and […]
Short film: The Alchemist’s Letter
Made possible by a Kickstarter, with the voice of John Hurt and with art direction by the Boxtroll’s Daniel Casey, The Alchemist’s Letter is stunning. The film picks up as the son of the alchemist finds a mysterious device, one that consumes memories, and a letter. As the contents of the letter becomes clear the […]
Superhero Week: How to be a Supervillain
This post is not just part of Superhero Week. It’s also part of Geek Native’s Short Film series. This charming short project sprang from the mind of Alkanoids. 7 illustrators and 7 animators had just 2 days to get the job done. That’s why each of the segments had their own style. Despite how different […]
Short film: The Rush
A tribute to StarCraft from Freddie Wong and Rocket Jump. The name of the piece comes from “Zerg Rush”. Google it. The Rush is often an effective tactic in Starcraft and I suspect that’s true of how it’s deployed here as well. Rush over to this teleport link and swarm your way to a random […]
Short film: Black Angel
Geek Native posts plenty of short films but this one is different. This film, shot in Scotland, was commissioned by George Lucas to be shown before Empire Strikes Back. The film had been lost for years, vanished when Rank Laboratories went down. This article from the BBC has more information on the loss and rediscovery. […]
Short film: Elegy
One girl in a battle against the elements. She clutches a strange coin as she approaches a mysterious door. It’s not clear until the last minute whether she’ll make it through and what the price might be for the attempt. Elegy is a film from SVAD Productions, a creative agency in Tennessee, and stars Rachel […]
Short film: The 4th Planet
https://vimeo.com/93390643 You can follow along with the transmedia project, The 4th Planet, on its Facebook page. Concept developer Jean Bouthors has grand plans for the series including a web site and video game. There’s no dialogue in this retro-futuristic adventure. There doesn’t need to be. There is, however, a cameo from Spock. Care to watch […]
Short film: The Curse of the Sad Mummy
A musical animation – of sadness. https://vimeo.com/122721729 Our sad Mummy is Amumu from Riot Games’ League of Legends. The developer wanted to explore the character a little more and decided to contrast the slightly comical appearance of the large headed mummy with somber and sad lyrics. Does it work for you? Will you look at […]
