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No Time for a Full Session? Have a Quickie Instead!: Great "Micro-feature" Films

By: Blue K, Custodi​an of the Cinema

So you’re tired from school or work, and you think to yourself, “I just don’t have the time to watch a feature length film. I’ll just watch an hour of mindless television. Maybe American Idol or Britain’s Got Talent (or whatever other pop culture shit is on in your neck of the globe)” Well, don’t do it! The custodian sold both of his televisions two years ago and bought a projector instead, but he realizes that this is a feat for no mere mortals. So watch these micro-features instead. Micro-features are generally defined as films lasting between 25 and 75 minutes that still retain the same conventions of longer features. They just happen to be shorter, often due to budget and time constraints. But these films often pack just as much artistic punch, if not more, than their longer counterparts. A short film is more like a nice make-out session. But a micro-feature is the real thing, just sweet and quick—and therefore, sometimes even better than a regular session.

So the custodian urges you to avoid the utterly lame pop culture sedatives, and to stimulate your minds with these gems you can enjoy in about an hour or less. You get the satisfaction of a feature at a fraction of the time.

Y’all have no excuses now. ;)

And of course, as always, suggestions are welcome.

 

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21Feb12

http://mubi.com/films/dumbo -|||- http://mubi.com/films/the-men-who-tread-on-the-tigers-tail -|||- http://mubi.com/films/clean-shaven

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Justin Herring

2Jan12

The Red Balloon should be on here!

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Judicial Joe

26Dec11

There's a lot of silent Naruse on Hulu (recently released in an Eclipse set) that fits this bill. Also, UNCLE KENT and ALEXANDER THE LAST by Joe Swanberg.

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Nohea

13Aug10

ha! great list...I'm really looking forward to Lessons of Darkness in the DC..my boyfriend thinks this is one of Herzog's best...we'll see....thanks Blue!

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