With short film Ant Hill
Picture a SpongeBob reimagination of Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse directed by a feverishly drunk Guy Maddin and you are starting to venture into the silly and inventive mind of Ryland Brickson Cole Tews. His feature debut shot in retro black and white on a shoestring budget is not just another ode to the classic monster movies of yesteryear. With originality and creativity totally off the charts this is an ADHD fever dream of nautical derring-do and monster mayhem. Following a decisively drunk logic and overflowing with playful visuals, ingenious special effects and silly jokes, Lake Michigan Monster is a low-cost but high-genius urban legend guaranteed to appeal to the big kid in all of us.
Ant Hill
Marek Náprstek / CZ 2020 / 13 min. / Czech version / English subtitles
Anthill tells the story of K99980335, a teenage worker ant, unhappy with her predestined role. When the anthill is destroyed by human fault, K. and the last larva become the colony’s only hope for survival. In the ruins of the city, they search for food, but will they find a way to each other?
With short film Ant Hill
Picture a SpongeBob reimagination of Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse directed by a feverishly drunk Guy Maddin and you are starting to venture into the silly and inventive mind of Ryland Brickson Cole Tews. His feature debut shot in retro black and white on a shoestring budget is not just another ode to the classic monster movies of yesteryear. With originality and creativity totally off the charts this is an ADHD fever dream of nautical derring-do and monster mayhem. Following a decisively drunk logic and overflowing with playful visuals, ingenious special effects and silly jokes, Lake Michigan Monster is a low-cost but high-genius urban legend guaranteed to appeal to the big kid in all of us.
Ant Hill
Marek Náprstek / CZ 2020 / 13 min. / Czech version / English subtitles
Anthill tells the story of K99980335, a teenage worker ant, unhappy with her predestined role. When the anthill is destroyed by human fault, K. and the last larva become the colony’s only hope for survival. In the ruins of the city, they search for food, but will they find a way to each other?