Dutch Profiles
Icons of Dutch Design, fashion and architecture
Project: Dutch Profiles
Dutch Profiles is a series of short documentaries produced by Submarine commissioned by DutchDFA about architects, graphic, product and fashion designers in the Netherlands. Dutch Profiles focuses on the conceptual, context-oriented and research-based practice of Dutch designers and includes interviews with, among others: MVRDV, 2012 Architects, Jurgen Bey, Claudy Jongstra, Gerard Unger, Paul Mijksenaar, Marlies Dekkers, Alexander van Slobbe and G-Star.
American Prince
Documentary on cult hero Steven Prince
Project: American Prince
In 1978, director Martin Scorsese turned the camera on his friend and roommate, Steven Prince, whose life was more fascinating than what any screenwriter could dream up. The compelling documentary that emerged, 'American Boy' was to become Scorsese’s “lost” film. Having never been properly released, it gained cult status among cinefiles over the years through bootleg copies and influenced a whole generation of filmmakers. Quentin Tarantino took one of Prince's stories about injecting adrenaline into the heart of a woman who overdosed and turned it into one of the most memorable scenes in film history.
Molotov Alva and His Search for the Creator
A documentary shot entirely in Second Life
Project: Molotov Alva and His Search for the Creator
Episode 1 of this very first MiniMovie was released online in March 2007 under the title My Second Life and became a smash hit on YouTube virtually overnight, catching the attention of a number of US TV networks. It was shown in the US on HBO and in The Netherlands on VPRO. "Molotov's Alva", in short, is a compilation of ten video diaries made by Molotov Alva, who disappeared off the face of the earth in January of 2007, only to re-appear subsequently in Second Life. The diaries form the basis of this documentary directed by Douglas Gayeton.
Minimovie: Safety First
on the art of flying since 9-11
Project: Minimovie: Safety First
Safety First explores the indirect effects of 9-11 on our lives after
entering an airport or traveling at ten thousand feet. In different
episodes stories are told of people who are screened for hours in
interrogation rooms, dragged from air planes and held in jail for days
before they are told it was all based on a mistake.
MiniMovie: Wild Scenes
the Lollywood porn industry
Project: MiniMovie: Wild Scenes
Untill the late 1970s Pashtu cinema revolved around traditional themes such as love stories and heroic tales. During the 1980s this changed. Less complex story lines, more violence and curvy actresses became a visual focus point. People working in this movie industry, fans, women and religious activists will give an answer to the following question: What kind of movies are Pashtu films and why is this genre better known as the alternative Lollywood porn industry."
MiniMovie: Dream City
a portrait of visitors of a theme park in Iraq
Project: MiniMovie: Dream City
This Minimovie portrays several visitors of the theme park Dream City,
who talk about their life in Iraq. Stories about fear, the role of
ethnicity and religion, hate and violence, but also stories about the
future, dreams, courage and hope. This series of portraits paints a
probing, almost surreal picture of a country and a population that is
completely torn apart.
Art After Crisis
a RoadTrip by Chris Keulemans
Project: Art After Crisis
Ever since his first visit to wartime Sarajevo, traveling writer Chris Keulemans has been fascinated by the way artists reinvent their work, their city and their life after a period of war or dictatorship. For our RoadTrip 'Art After Crisis' Chris will travel to nine cities, such as Sarajevo, Tirana, New York and Baghdad... Along the way, all the material he collects will be on the site. 3 cities are online now. Travel stories, audio interviews, videos and photographs. And of course, the new art of all these cities itself.
The Last Tourist: Cairo
Jan Rothuizen explores Cairo
Project: The Last Tourist: Cairo
'The last Tourist' is an online passage along hand drawn maps, texts and photographs. This website provides a personal reading of the cities that write themselves. Dutch artist Jan Rothuizen traversed the streets of Cairo,
an urban conglomeration of 17 million people, which, after 5000 years
of continuous habitation remains the greatest metropolis of Africa and
the Middle East.
MiniMovies
documentaries for the digital age
Project: MiniMovies
A Minimovie is an episodic documentary consisting of 8 to 10 episodes.
Episodes are 7 to 10 minutes each. Put together, they form a
self-contained story. With MiniMovies, SubmarineChannel explores a new
narrative and visual style of documentary filmmaking. You can watch the
MiniMovies here or simply download them to your digital device of
choice.
Viktor & Rolf
the making of a fashion house
Project: Viktor & Rolf
The online documentary and the film "Viktor & Rolf: "Because we're worth it!" portrays a year in the lives of Dutch avant-garde fashion duo Viktor & Rolf who broke info the international fashion world at the end of the 1990s. Now they're conquering the world. On the website you can watch exclusive behind-the-scenes footage that was not shown in the documentary and read what others have to say about the duo. The film is also available on DVD from our shop.
7 weken in China
Twee journalisten reizen 7 weken langs de Chinese oostkust
Project: 7 weken in China
In November and December of 2003 radio presenter Chris Bajema and journalist Martijn de Waal took a trip along the Chinese East coast,
from Hong Kong to Beijing - that's over 3000 kilometers of contemporary
China to explore. During those seven weeks they published daily diary fragments, pictures and interviews, on SubmarineChannel. This website is in Dutch.
United Vloggers
the gateway to quality vlogs
Project: United Vloggers
Want to explore the ever-expanding
Vlogosphere but afraid you might get lost, be intimidated, overruled,
or bored even? United Vloggers is the ultimate guide to the ever
expanding universe of Vlogs (video blogs). Initiator Michael Schaap and his aids are constantly
searching every nook and cranny on the Internet to find the very best
vlogs. From web comedy to online video art, from grass roots journalism to
hardcore propaganda, and from interviews to media mash-ups - United
Vloggers reflects the multi-faceted, exciting world of Vlogging, while
filtering out the noise.
I Love Alaska
The true and heartbreaking search history of AOL user #711391
Project: I Love Alaska
August 4, 2006, the personal search queries of 650,000 AOL users ended up on the Internet, for all to see. I Love Alaska tells the true and heartbreaking search history of User #711391. As the the voice-over reads out the search queries entered into AOL's search engine over a 3 month period, an image emerges of a somewhat obese religious woman from Houston, Texas, who is looking for a way to rejuvenate her sex life. In the end, when she cheats on her husband with a man she met online, her life seems to crumble around her. She regrets her deceit, admits to her Internet addiction, and dreams of a new life in Alaska.
MiniMovie: Dear Oprah
Non-Voting America's Wildest Dream
Project: MiniMovie: Dear Oprah
A year before the presidential elections of 2008 a crew of young
European filmmakers goes on a journey all across the USA in a little
old motor home to search for America's missing voters.
GeekChic magazine
PDF magazine
Project: GeekChic magazine
Before the book there was a GeekChic PDF magazine. It plugged
you into the global community of artists, musicians, writers, designers
and thinkers, offering a witty and often ironic view on the coming about of digital culture.
The mastermind behind GeekChic is Neil Feineman -founder editor of
Raygun and Revolution- and hailed as the missing link between McLuhan
and Beckett. In collaboration with Submarine and Dutch graphic
designers Coup, Feineman set out to create this groundbreaking
e-publishing project and book.
GeekChic: The Book
the ultimate guide to geek culture
Project: GeekChic: The Book
There's never been a better time to be a geek. After decades, if not centuries, of persecution, ridicule and never, ever getting the girl, geeks are hot. They are on the covers of magazines, win awards at the Oscars and the Grammys, eat at the best tables of the best restaurants, and park their Ferraris in front of their million dollar mansions.
MiniMovie: Room 2017
a hopeless failure turns into a nerve-wrecking story
Project: MiniMovie: Room 2017
It's every director's nightmare: to return
home without your material. This is exactly what happened to director
Rob Smits. He has just returned from a trip to the Yanomami Indians in the
deep green of Venezuela. As he found out on his trip: money talks, even in the wildest jungle today. Room 2017 is the story of a filmmaker trying to regain what
he was out to lose in the first place.
Crass
portrait of the last punk stronghold
Project: Crass
If you don't know Crass, you don't know punk. The Sex Pistols and The Clash sold their souls to big record labels, but Crass always stayed true to their anti-corporate ideals. And guess what, Crass is still around. Filmmaker Alexander Oey made a filmic portrait of this last Punk stronghold, the Crass commune just outside of London. The first Minimovie - our new series of documentaries for the digital age - to be released in its entirety is 'Crass: There is No Authority but Yourself'. On the Minimovies website you can watch two trailers of the film, or buy the complete 65 mins. documentary online.
The Last Tourist: China
exploring the Pearl River Delta
Project: The Last Tourist: China
'The last Tourist' is an online passage along hand drawn maps, texts and photographs. This website provides a personal reading of the cities that write themselves. Early 2005 Jan Rothuizen traversed the Chinese cities
of the Pearl River Delta: an urban conglomeration only slightly larger
than the Dutch randstad which - if its growth rate continues - will
become a mega-polis of 36 million in only 15 years.
You are invited.
You are invited.
Sneakers
a guided tour through sneaker culture
Project: Sneakers
Gore-Tex, Kevlar, Neoprene, Durahide and ethylene vinyl acetate... We're not in Kansas anymore... Our Sneakers website tells the intriguing tale of the contemporary sport shoe
that has developed into an identity icon worldwide. Immerse yourself in
the world of different subcultures to find out what sneakers mean to
them, watch exclusive footage from the documentary or meet a 'solemate' when you post a picture of your favorite sneakers in the gallery.
The American I never was
a personal view of Chris Keulemans
Project: The American I never was
This website is a guide through the history of American pop culture through the eyes of Dutch journalist and writer Chris Keulemans.
Until recently Chris had never set foot on US soil. But having attended
American International schools throughout his childhood, he felt like
'an American he never was'. On this website you can relive your first
visit to the movies, read all about the space craze, listen to your
favorite Ramones gig and so on. What's more; you can leave your own personal story of your encounter with pop history.