Monday, June 28, 2010

WMIFF Music Video Of The Day - Middle Distance Runner "The Unbeliever" Animation by Maxwell Sorenson

WMIFF Movie Trailer Of The Day "Money Makers" Directed by David "Cowboy" Keary http://www.wmiff.com/?q=node%2F150

MONEY MAKERS


Directed by David "Cowboy" Keary


From the brilliant mind of David “Cowboy” Keary in conjunction with Northern Lights HD Video, comes a new epic film, “Money Makers.” The film digs deep into the struggles of four inner city teens, who are consumed with the common chase for the money and the power. In this new powerful movie, four friends who deem their nickname the “SouthSide MoneyMakers,” anxiously search for a way out of the hood and ways to gain prosperity. Big dreams and hopes to live a better life fuel their desire to achieve more, but before they can reach their big dreams, they are caught up in drugs, violence, and the struggles with everyday life. Eventually the money, power, and greed overcome the boy’s friendship, with causes jealousy and betrayal within the crew, which leads to their tragic downfall. Includes appearances from HBO famed "Pimpin" Ken Ivey, The Roc's Freeway, and others. This epic film will inspire, entertain, and motivate


           


Thursday, June 10, 2010

WMIFF Music Video Of The Day - Miguel Mendoza "Hanggang Tingin" - Pipestorm Pictures

WMIFF Movie Trailer Of The Day - "Yamasong" Directed by Sam K. Hale


Events are set in motion when a mysterious Trickster hurls a star through outer space. Nani, a patchwork girl, chases the star to discover a world shes never set foot upon. In her quest she saves the life of Shojun, a tortoise fisherman and warrior. Together they make their way through his surreal world to the alien star on the mountaintop. What awaits them at journeys end? Will they survive their encounter with the fallen star and other dangers thrown in their path?

From turbulent coastal waters to frozen mountains and unknown nether spaces, "Yamasong" takes the viewer on a fantastic journey filled with stunning live-action Japanese-style puppets in a hybrid world of computer-generated and real objects. Set to the music of On Ensemble, an L.A.-based percussion band, the story is an instrumental and visual metaphor for a journey taken with another across a new cultural landscape, and walking away changed from the experience.

"Yamasong" is an exciting blend of traditional puppet techniques married with new digital technology. From using green screen to After Effects to the Canon 7D camera, the story aims to create a visual world that is neither purely real or imaginary, but somewhere between and evocative as a place all of its own. This is much like the band's music, which marries traditional world instruments and overtone singing with modern digital sounds to make a unique, otherworldly sound-scape ideal for the world of the short film.



www.OnEnsemble.org/YamasongMovie

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

WMIFF People's Choice Contest

Check out http://www.wmiff.com to pick your favorite music video and movie trailer.

http://wmiff.com/?q=movies/vote-peoples-choice-film

Films include "Handsome Harry" with Aiden Quinn, Route 30, with Dana Dalany and more. These films are all independent films!

http://wmiff.com/?q=music/vote-peoples-choice-music

Band include OK Go, The Flying Machines, Middle Distance Runner and many more!

WMIFF Movie Trailer Of The Day "Calibre 9" Directed by Jean-Christian Tassy

WMIFF Music Video Of The Day - Dagnese "Come Over After" Directed by Gabriel Haze

Monday, June 7, 2010

Middle Distance Runner - "The Unbeliever" EngineRoom Recordings

WMIFF Music Video Of The Day - Middle Distance Runner "The Unbeliever"

WMIFF Movie Trailer Of The Day - "Cangleska Waken" Directed By Aitken Pearsonby - http://wmiff.com/?q=node/105



Cangleska Wakan is a Lakota term meaning Sacred Circle or Hoop. It is based on the Sioux concept that everything in the universe is interrelated, human beings and all things which exist in their environment are connected in one continuous process of growth and development. Cangleska being circle and Wakan meaning holy or sacred. Filmed on the Pine Ridge, Cheyenne River and Rosebud Indian Reservations in South Dakota during the Winterand Spring of 2008 and 2009, the cinematography captures a stark and unrivaled beauty which transcends all barriers connecting it’s heart to that of it’s audience.

To learn more about "Cangleska Wakan" and the Lakota Nation, please got to http://www.medicinebowfilms.com/main.html