shorts
Documentary Unbound: Actuality, Actually
Artists working on either side of the digital divide explore the lyrical allure of the ‘actuality’ film.
Video: Chicago Underground, Unleashed
Festival director Bryan Wendorf speaks on native formats, archival classics and his embrace of digital.
The Film 100: Eadweard Muybridge, no. 34
Muybridge’s persistent spirit wrestled with a basic limitation in photography, finally uncovering a revolutionary new way of bringing images together to create something quite magical.
The Film 100: Walt Disney, no. 7
Disney’s competitive drive and unflagging standards set a benchmark for quality in family entertainment.
Dancing in Unexpected Places
While the web moved Gangnam and Girl Walk style in 2012, a century’s worth of cinema finds dance in yet more surprising places.
The Year in Film 2012: Afterthoughts, Events, Surprises
Cinema, dead? Not so fast. Keyframe contributors find magic in live events and restorations. But live audiences? That’s another story.
The Film 100: W.K. Laurie Dickson, no. 1
Working deep within the shadow of Thomas Edison, America’s icon of ingenuity, Dickson advanced each of the critical processes that would show the world the wonder of movies.
Video: Essential Online Videos of 2012
Gangnam who? Watch these five must-see videos that are truly revealing reflections of our reality, a world of private lives made public.
The Film 100: Auguste and Louis Lumière, no. 61
By developing a single-unit device that was portable, the Lumières were able to document the outside world in moving pictures.
The Film 100: Mack Sennett, no. 95
Sennett comedies developed a distinct style: devoid of logic, full of anarchy, completely over the top.
The Film 100: Winsor McCay, no. 36
Winsor McCay found the wonders of animation a challenging diversion from his daily drawing, and the film industry found itself the perfect pitchman.
