Patterns
Silliness
Jamie Travis
Films
Why the Anderson Children Didn't Come...
Why the Anderson Children Didn't Come to Dinner
Dir. Jamie Travis
(2003)
17 minutes
- Genres:
- Comedy / Black Comedy
- Independent
- Short / Narrative
- International / Americas / North American / Canadian
The award-winning short film tells the “gloriously surreal” story of three seven year-olds forced to endure their mother’s culinary abuses.
Patterns
Patterns
The Patterns Trilogy
Dir. Jamie Travis
(2005)
9 minutes
- Genres:
- Comedy / Black Comedy
- Independent
- International / Americas / North American / Canadian
- Short / Narrative
- Suspense / Psychological
The first film in Jamie Travis’s PATTERNS trilogy suggests a surrealist homage to the psychologically charged set designs of auteurs like Alfred Hitchcock and Douglas Sirk.
The Saddest Boy in the World
The Saddest Boy in the World
Dir. Jamie Travis
(2006)
14 minutes
- Genres:
- Comedy / Black Comedy
- Independent
- Short / Narrative
- International / Americas / North American / Canadian
Friendlessness, suburban complacency and prescription drugs have conspired against young Timothy to make this his worst year yet.
Patterns III
Patterns III
The Patterns Trilogy
Dir. Jamie Travis
(2006)
18 minutes
- Genres:
- Comedy / Black Comedy
- International / Americas / North American / Canadian
- Short / Narrative
- Music / Musical
- Drama / Dramedy
- Drama / Romantic Drama
- Independent
The hyper-stylized PATTERNS trilogy erupts into song for a breathtaking conclusion. With bravura split-screen choreography and a modish dance nicked from Jean-Luc Godard’s BAND OF OUTSIDERS, the third PATTERNS is definitely the coolest.
Patterns II
Patterns II
The Patterns Trilogy
Dir. Jamie Travis
(2006)
14 minutes
- Genres:
- Animation / Stop-Motion & Puppetry
- Comedy / Black Comedy
- Drama / Romantic Drama
- Independent
- International / Americas / North American / Canadian
- Drama / Dramedy
- Short / Narrative
- Suspense / Psychological
Stop motion telekinesis is just the beginning. Though riddled with familiar motifs, the second film in Jamie Travis’ PATTERNS trilogy achieves a singular blend of horror, melodrama and musical.
Recent Reviews
Patterns
We loved it also! It gets richer and deeper and more complex with each episode. Don't understand why it's labelled as a comedy though.
Patterns
I love the Patterns series, the closest thing I've seen is Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. It's bizarre, funny, creepy, and very surreal. It's not so much a story as a...
Why the Anderson Children Didn't Come to Dinner
I watched this short several years ago on PBS. I've been wanting to see it again, but couldn't find it anywhere...until now. I think it's awesome. Hats off to you,...
Subscribe today.Learn More
Explore Films
Popular Genres & Sub-Genres
©2010-2012 Our Film Festival, Inc.