STORY OF GENKI??? (by David OReilly)
This is the kind of thing you can expect to discover at David O’Reilly’s new Tumblr.
STORY OF GENKI??? (by David OReilly)
This is the kind of thing you can expect to discover at David O’Reilly’s new Tumblr.
The External World (by David OReilly)
Have we really not posted David O’Reilly’s hilarious, mind-bending The External World before?
Problem solved.
I had a great time at this year’s Ottawa International Animation Festival. I managed to squeeze in more screenings than I had in the past, and managed to see just about everything, but still left wanting more.
My favourite film of the festival, David O’Reilly’s The External World took home the grand prize for short animation. It’s a shame there’s no preview or trailer available online, but you can check out David’s Vimeo account to see some of his other work.
Phil Mulloy’s Goodbye Mister Christie nabbed the grand prize for best feature. I was less enthusiastic about this film. Here’s a look at its predecessor, 2006’s The Christies:
At an hour and a half, you can imagine how taxing this can be on one’s patience. By the end, the audience I was with let out exasperated laughs at every new scene as if to say, “it’s not over yet?” It’s bizarre, puzzling, and yet oddly hypnotic and funny. It touches on some interesting philosophical questions, but grand prize material? I’m not sure.
My choice for best feature is Keita Kurosaka’s Midori-Ko. The film takes place in a future Tokyo that is on the verge of starvation. Drawn with pencil, the film is equal parts Miyazaki and Cronenberg:
Another highlight from Sundance, David OReilly’s Please Say Something. Watch it with headphones on for maximum immersion.
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Super talents David OReilly and Jon Klassen teamed up to produce this jewel of a video for U2’s new single, “I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight”. Beautiful!
(link via CartoonBrew)
I enjoyed this stylish, Krazy Kat-esque, and somewhat upsetting animated short from David O’Reilly: Please Say Something.
(via Karl Kerschl’s Twitter)
Incredible! Every design and aesthetic choice is just right.
This was a complete unexpected trip…Thank you.
I messed up and deleted my comment above by accident. What I wrote was this: This little film was the most unexpected trip…Thank you for posting it. Alex
I deleted my comment by accident. Here is what I wrote:
This little film was the most unexpected trip….Thank you for posting it.
Alex
Please Say Something did really well at Ottawa last fall, and with good reason. What a fantastic piece of work.
Probably one of my favorite shorts. Seen it like a buttload of times, never gets old.
I want to say something but my words won't be enough.
one of my favourite animated shorts. Love the statement O'Reilly makes with his aesthetic and narrative structure.
And what a heartbreaking story!
great work, though in part undone by his work then picked up by the marketeers of u2
Ditto what Leo said. My god, this is stunning and wonderful and it just climbs up inside you and stays there, punching you in the gut. I adore David's work. Man.