SHORT: The Lemon Tree

The Lemon Tree is a short written by Jett Steiger and directed by Will Campbell and Tuyet Anh Vu who were given Student of the Year awards at Inspire. Graduating from SCAD(Savanah College of Art & Design), it will be interesting to see what they do next.

The official site for The Lemon Tree is HERE and you can download the 9mb film HERE. The Flash video version is below.

STORYTIME: CHARLES BUKOWSKI reads an excerpt from Fire Station

Listen and enjoy, Charles tells a tale of the fire station; unfortunately, Fire Station is out of print, but then again, I am trying to encourage some of you to explore those hidden away second-hand bookshops. Anyhow, enjoy this excerpt: Fire Station (For Jane With Love).

Mark Ryden's "THE TREE SHOW"

Mark Ryden has a new collection of work he's showing at the Michael Kohn Gallery (Los Angeles) until April 28. Visit Mark's official site HERE for more of his work and details on The Tree Show.

ICUMI - POTAPYCH: The Bear Who Loved Vodka

ICUMI (In Case You Missed It) - Darren Price's animation based on a story in the russian newspaper Pravda. See the animation and read the original, translated article HERE.

Alternatively, here is the low quality flash version:

ICUMI: The Blackheart Gang's THE TALE OF HOW

ICUMI(In Case You Missed It) - One of the best things I've seen in years. See it HERE in high resolution glory or get a taster below. Still, recommend you watch it as big and loud as possible. Also say hello to the the Blackheart Gang on MySpace - HERE.

The Blackheart Gang are a collaboration between illustrator Lee Treweek(Illustrator/Conceptual artist/motivator), Marcus Wormstorm(writer/musician), Janus (compositor/2D/creative director), and Justine Baker(3D).

The Tale of How is the second in the "DoDo Trilogy" which forms a part of what is known as "The Household"(The universe in which the story is set). Enjoy.

Links:
theblackheartgang.com
The Blackheart Gang Myspace