Crazy and Thief
Feb 27, 2013
(Cory McAbee, USA, 2012, Blu-ray, 52 min)
Crazy and Thief takes its title from the two main characters, who happen to be director Cory McAbee’s children—Vy, his seven-year-old daughter, and Johnny, his impressionable three-year-old son. Fulfilling the duty of all older siblings, Vy shows Johnny around their hometown (New York City), as their literal quest to navigate Vy’s “star map” parallels Johnny’s own intellectual odyssey. Songs provided by McAbee himself (the musician-turned-filmmaker is on his third movie musical after The American Astronaut and Stingray Sam) become both narration and soundtrack, following Crazy and Thief along a startlingly honest and grown-up journey.
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Edible Rocks
(Stefan Gruber, USA, 2013, HD, 3min)
A beautiful hand-drawn animation from Stefan Gruber, about (as you may have guessed) edible rocks.