10 Animations for Valentines Day
The Video Dating Tape of Desmondo Ray, aged 33 & ¾ by Steve Baker
Part touching, part humorous dating tape from Desmondo Ray, offering up his love for anyone who fancies.
http://taxifilm.tv/
Requiem for Romance by Jonathan Ng
In this ‘crouching love, hidden breakup’ story, inspired by 50’s Shanghai water ink animation & kung fu films, themes of distance, tradition, art and longing dominate a telephonic conversation as a martial arts tango provides the visual backdrop.
http://jonjonphenomenon.com/
Thought Of You by Ryan J Woodward
A contemporary dance piece, in 2D animation, that communicates the bitterness in loving and longing for someone.
http://ryanwoodwardart.com/
Bottle by Kirsten Lepore
Animated on location at a beach, in snow, and underwater, this stop-motion short details a transoceanic conversation between two characters via objects in a bottle.
http://www.kirstenlepore.com/
Lifeline by Andres Salaff
A brillant scientist travels through various dimensions and realms in search of his lost love.
http://andressalaff.tumblr.com/
BLIK by Polder Animation
A young boy moves to a new neighbourhood and falls in love for the first time, with the much older girl next door.
http://www.polderanimation.com/
Swimming Pool by Alexandra Hetmerova
A love story depicting how two outsiders chanced upon each other in a swimming pool situated in the middle of a big city.
http://alexandrahetmerova.wix.com/portfolio
Beyond Years by Freddy Arenas
(Brooklyn, New York):
An adaptation of Tim McEown’s article In A Small Bag, She Packed All Our Hopes, this tells the story of a couple with a 22-year age gap. Beyond Years details the pressures Tim and Sarah McEown had to overcome to make their relationship work.
http://www.freddyarenas.com/
The Maker by Christopher Kezelos
A strange creature races against time to make the most important and beautiful creation of his life.
http://www.zealouscreative.com/
RPG OKC by Emily Carmichael
Two 8-bit video game characters enter the world of online dating.
http://kidcandrive.com/
This article was contributed by June Chen.
