Author: Madelyn

  • A SNAIL TALE

    A SNAIL TALE

    A Snail Tale was one of the Official Selections from the Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology’s 2024 festival that accepted the Filmmaker Mixer Podcast offer to review their work. It is a 2D animated short film about the unlikely friendship between a tiny snail and a huge dog. This film is delightful! The art style… Read more

  • MITO

    MITO

    Mito was one of the Official Selections from the Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology’s 2024 festival that accepted the Filmmaker Mixer Podcast offer to review their work. It is an animated short film about a spaceman and his pet, which looks like a cross between a turtle and a dog, who travel across different… Read more

  • GRIZZLY BUSINESS

    GRIZZLY BUSINESS

    Grizzly Business was one of the Official Selections from the Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology’s 2024 festival that accepted the Filmmaker Mixer Podcast offer to review their work. This animated short film collides the worlds of a grizzly bear who escapes from the zoo and a man on an anniversary. The action scenes are… Read more

  • ALONE

    ALONE

    Alone was one of the Official Selections from the Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology’s 2024 festival that accepted the Filmmaker Mixer Podcast offer to review their work. This animated short film follows a cute little robot who lives by himself on a spaceship and takes care of its human passengers, who are in… Read more

  • THE UNTRANSLATABLE FOREST

    THE UNTRANSLATABLE FOREST

    The Untranslatable Forest was one of the Official Selections from the Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology’s 2024 festival that accepted the Filmmaker Mixer Podcast offer to review their work. It is a visually stunning short film that brings to attention something I have never thought about: the beauty of language diversity. I adore the way The… Read more

  • FORAGE

    FORAGE

    Forage was one of the Official Selections from the Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology’s 2024 festival that accepted the Filmmaker Mixer Podcast offer to review their work. It’s a really cute, stop motion animated short film about a little metal guy who has quite the day! I was smiling the whole time I… Read more

  • TIM TRAVERS & THE TIME TRAVELERS PARADOX

    TIM TRAVERS & THE TIME TRAVELERS PARADOX

    Tim Travers & The Time Travelers Paradox was one of the Official Selections from the Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology’s 2024 festival that accepted the Filmmaker Mixer Podcast offer to review their work.  I knew that I was in for something good when I saw that this live action feature length film was… Read more

  • WORLD NAKED BIKE TOUR

    WORLD NAKED BIKE TOUR

    World Naked Bike Tour was one of the Official Selections from the Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology’s 2024 festival that accepted the Filmmaker Mixer Podcast’s offer to review their work. It is a 2D animated short film  based on a real-world international event called “World Naked Bike Ride,” which it opens with live action… Read more

  • OLD NEW AGE

    OLD NEW AGE

    Old Age was one of the Official Selections from the Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation and Technology’s 2024 festival that accepted the Filmmaker Mixer Podcast’s offer to review their work. It is a surreal short film that uses a combination of photographs, artwork that appears to be AI generated, live action footage and animation. I greatly enjoyed… Read more

  • CHISPA

    CHISPA

    Chispa was one of the Official Selections from the Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation and Technology’s 2024 festival that accepted the Filmmaker Mixer Podcast’s offer to review their work. This live action short film follows an electrician working at a mall, and an incident with a jolt of electricity that quite literally changes her. This short… Read more