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The Animated films of Patrick Smith have been a favorite at film festivals world-wide for the last decade. Smith's bizarre, morphing style and symbolic stories of identity and emotion, have influenced a new generation of traditional hand-drawn animators. His acclaimed Independent films have been featured on MTV, Atom Films, Tivo, several Spike and Mikes collections, and hundreds of international film festivals.
| Catalog Number: MC-652 |
Type: Shorts Compilation |
Genre: Art / Artist, Animation |
| Copyright: 2006 |
Length: 55 minutes |
Format:
DVD Region: 0 (All) |
| TV System: NTSC |
ISBN: |
UPC/EAN: 094922629593 |
| Label: Blend Films |
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Films In Compilation
Puppet directed by
Patrick
Smith
USA,
Animation,
2006,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:07:00
A young man fabricates a simple sock puppet, not knowing the abuse the entity will soon inflict. Through an escalating series of torture, the possessed puppet takes on the embodiment of fear, chaos, and willful self-destruction.
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Handshake directed by
Patrick
Smith
USA,
Animation,
2004,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:04:40
An innocent greeting between two people is quickly transformed into a
tangled struggle, illustrating the twists and turns of a full-fledged
relationship.
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Delivery directed by
Patrick
Smith
USA,
Animation,
2003,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:08:00
Abuse leads to rage as two friends compete for a delivered package. Was the result of this conflict worth the prize found within the box?
"Delivery" deals with the realistic consequences of rage and
violence, even within a cartoon setting.
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Drink directed by
Patrick
Smith
USA,
Animation,
2000,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:04:35
In this animated film, a boy discovers a magic potion that allows him to explore the universe within himself. A sip unleashes a violent reaction, revealing a diverse cast of characters twisting and stretching their way out of one another forming a monumental pile. The boy drinks for a second time which violently transforms him again, creating a torrent even more twisted than the first, but this time in reverse order.
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Moving Along directed by
Patrick
Smith
USA,
Animation,
2004,
Color,
Magnetic Stereo,
00:03:00
Dark imagery of conformity takes the screen as hip hop, rhythm and poetry are visualized in the Planets’ track “Moving Along.”
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