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Reviews
Moving Illustrations of Machines (2000)
Hypnotic and lyrical; it ends too soon.
Jeremy Solterbeck has created a masterpiece in animation with this short film. Every frame is beautifully detailed and leaves no void. In an age when animation often appears facil to the point of cookie-cut, Solterbeck's brilliantly executed vision is a glass of cool water in a vapid desert. These thoughtful "moving illustrations" are set to positively lyrical and illuminating original music composed by Solterbeck and revolve around a theme of "What if . . . clones?" In just a few minutes, the viewer is taken to another world which lends an appreciation for the originality of the mind of Solterbeck as well as the devine mystery of what it is to be human.
Jigsaw Venus (2000)
An extraordinary 16mm achievement and acted well, too!
A very satisfying 10 minutes and 30 seconds. Dean Kapsalis takes huge risks in this film using no dialogue and displays his vision in an ensemble of heart-breaking and humorous emotion combined with his artistries of physical environment, light, color and sound. Actress, Margret RR Echeverria, tugs on a tender place in your heart while applying a gentle feather-like tickle to your sensibilities. Co-star, Andrian Tridel, cleverly employs a brilliant command of physical comedy and creates himself a lovable hero to his heroine.