The News-Benders: a troubling view of news media as propaganda outlets carrying out an agenda
Rudolph Cartier, “The News-Benders” (1968) Entertaining yet troubling and provocative, “The News-Benders” was one of
Tag: Short films
Australian and New Zealand Films
The Quiet: outer space as metaphor for inner space in a film of duality and opposites
Radheya Jegavetha, “The Quiet” (2020) Created entirely by director Radheya Jegavetha and his father Jay
Actuary: terse sci-fi psychological drama on technology and determinism
Matt Hill, “Actuary” (2020) In the not so distant future, an insurance company develops an
Eldritch Code: sci-fi horror short on corporate exploitation of workers
Ivan Radovic, “Eldritch Code” (2017) Partly told in a world-weary voice-over narration by the main
German and German-language Films
Monju Hunters of Sofugan Island: carrying a warning of environmental devastation and human folly
Karim Eich and Dirk Wachsmuth, “Monju Hunters of Sofugan Island” (2017) An unexpectedly deep and
Japanese Films | North American Films
How culture, society and economy combined to bring about a demographic tragedy in “The Dark Side of Japan: The Lost Generation”
“The Dark Side of Japan: The Lost Generation” (Explained With Dom, 22 June 2022) One
Chinese and Chinese-language Films
Why the Soviet Computer Failed: detailed visual essay misses answering its own question
“Why the Soviet Computer Failed” (Asianometry, 8 July 2022) A very interesting visual essay, illustrated
Korean Films | North American Films
The Dark Side of South Korea’s Incredible Economic Success: the harmful impact of South Korea’s industrialisation on its culture and people
“The Dark Side of South Korea’s Incredible Economic Success” (Explained with Dom, 1 June 2022)
Clones: short sci-fi sketch on the nature of identity
Rafael Bolliger, “Clones” (2015) In amongst a busy schedule making films, TV films and TV
Chinese and Chinese-language Films
Why North Korea Starves: a detailed video of North Korea’s food self-sufficiency quest omits how US hostility distorts that aim
“Why North Korea Starves” (Asianometry, 10 January 2022) While accurate information about North Korea is