February 22, 2006

Take A Look At Handcranked Films.

(Posted In Animation Drama Film News Sci-Fi / Fantasy Trailer Alert USA and Canada )

war.jpgThanks to a reader who sent in a link to Jake Mahaffy's WAR last night I've been spending a good bit of time today digging around in the Handcranked Films website and I have to say that this is some pretty stunning stuff. Handcranked is a collective of film makers in the Boston area making experimental live action and animated films. It looks as though most of those involved spend their days either teaching about film or working on commercial projects, so this is where they stash their dreams. Gorgeously shot and just loaded with fantastic images I'm not at all surprised by the list of festivals these things have played at but I am more than a little stunned that I'd never heard of any of them before now ... take a look. You won't be disappointed.

Handcranked Films Website
Jake Mahaffy's WAR trailer (downloadable Quicktime)
A Clip From Mahaffy's Egypt Hollow (downloadable Quicktime)
Jeff Sias' Findings (downloadable Quicktime)
Jeff Sias' Lost And Found (downloadable Quicktime)
Daniel Sousa's Fable (downloadable Quicktime)
Daniel Sousa's The Minotaur (downloadable Quicktime)

There are a LOT more clips on the site ... go peruse ...

» Posted by Todd at February 22, 2006 12:21 PM
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Reader Comments

im not too impressed by most of these.
however, fable looks really great!
and the feature film WAR could possibly be good. im expecting that i will not like it but i would be happy if it turned out to be fairly good.

» Posted by Applecart at February 22, 2006 11:16 PM

Wow. There's some pretty haunted footage of rural America there. Those features really need to make it to disc somehow. I just might have to order the tape they have offered with a couple of the shorts since The Minotaur looks fantastic.

» Posted by Daniel J. Winclechter at February 23, 2006 12:24 AM

I highly recommend their compelation tape. I've attended an
open studio at their loft and am looking forward to seeing
WAR. They were working on a silent film about Robert Godard
which looked interesting.

» Posted by Bill Whitman at February 24, 2006 09:55 PM

I highly recommend their compelation tape. I've attended an
open studio at their loft and am looking forward to seeing
WAR. They were working on a silent film about Robert Godard
which looked interesting.

» Posted by Bill Whitman at February 24, 2006 09:55 PM

I've seen Brian Papcaik's "Met State" before and it is really amazing, but I am disappointed that there are only very short clips on the Handcranked website. The full film was on the Sundance website a year ago, but now I can't find it. Anyone know where I could find Met State online?

» Posted by Tim Woodruff at March 1, 2006 10:02 AM

I imagine your correspondent came across War through my site--I don't think it's had any recent public screenings. I saw War last fall, and it's haunted me ever since, but I only got around to putting up a review about three weeks ago. You can find it here: http://pullquote.typepad.com/pullquote/2006/02/motion_studies.html

» Posted by cinetrix at March 1, 2006 02:17 PM

The compilation tape contains Minotaur, Lost & Found, Met State, and Egypt Hollow.
Not War or Fable. It took them three months to send it to me but it was worth the wait.

» Posted by A Jeuty at March 1, 2006 08:15 PM

good interview with the filmmakers here

http://www.selfreliantfilm.com/?p=119#more-119

» Posted by film student at April 16, 2006 11:14 AM

I found a copy of the complete film Met State online:
http://www.lumeneclipse.com/gallery/10/Papciak/

» Posted by tow at October 6, 2006 09:56 PM

Jake is my nephew and I have seen "War" here in Warren. Anyone wanting a copy should contact him at Handcrank Productions. He is a professor in Rhode Island and received a Guggenheim award. Jake's interest comes from his fraternal grandmother and father. I am very proud of him and glad to see what exposure he is getting

» Posted by K. A. Mahaffy at November 28, 2006 12:42 PM

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