What’s Inside? Tinkering Videos by Dina A. Amin

Cairo-based tinkerer and stop-motion filmmaker dina A. Amin created this short animation featuring four gadgets that she took apart piece by piece: A walkman, a phone, a hairdryer, and a camera. See them up close before they scatter into neatly arranged parts. It’s an extension of her Tinker Friday stop-motion animations.Tiny screws, wires, gears, levers, springs, circuit boards, buttons and bits.…… Continue reading What’s Inside? Tinkering Videos by Dina A. Amin

After the Rain – Omeleto

A shepherd lives alone in a secluded valley, accompanied only by his flock of sheep and his loyal dog. The shepherd has a remarkable ability: he shear the sheep and creates clouds with the wool, which rain upon the valley, keeping it verdant and fruitful with plants and nature.

Evelyn Lambart Shorts

The Lion and the Mouse is a classic fable that highlights how huge contributions can come from unexpected places, that a kindness is never wasted, and that even when you’re the king of the forest, you can be in need of help.This 1976 version of the story was created by National Film Board technical director and ‘First Lady…… Continue reading Evelyn Lambart Shorts

Leonilla Color Palette

In a daring pose reminiscent of harem scenes and odalisques, the princess Leonilla of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn reclines on a low Turkish sofa on a veranda overlooking a lush tropical landscape. Only her unassailable social position made it possible for Franz Xaver Winterhalter to use such a sensual pose for a full-length portrait in Paris in 1843.Known…… Continue reading Leonilla Color Palette