MiniMovie: A Second Life Odyssey
A documentary shot entirely in Second Life
Project: MiniMovie: A Second Life Odyssey
Back on SubmarineChannel this Spring, Molotov Alva and his search for the Creator: A Second Life Odyssey. 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. HBO ended up securing the rights for the US. Now the most anticipated Machinima film of the year returns to SubmarineChannel. Non US residents will be able to see the film from Spring 2008 on SubmarineChannel. Subscribe to our newsletter or check back here later for details on the online release schedule.
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Posted: 25 Apr 2008
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.
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Posted: 25 Apr 2008
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."
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Posted: 25 Apr 2008
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.
Posted: 10 Apr 2008
United Vloggers
the gateway to quality vlogs
Project: United Vloggers
Want to explore the ever-expanding
Vlogosphere but you're afraid you might get lost, be intimidated,
overruled, or bored even? Then visit United Vloggers! Our fabulous editor MacDocMan, aka Michael Schaap, has been getting his hands dirty searching every nook and cranny on the Internet to find the very best vlogs for you. Re-vlogging is what he does best.
Posted: 10 Apr 2008
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.
Posted: 31 Oct 2007
RoadTrip: The Last Tourist in Cairo
Jan Rothuizen explores Cairo
Project: RoadTrip: The Last Tourist in 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.
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Posted: 31 Oct 2007
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.
Posted: 01 Nov 2007
Victor & Rolf "Because we 're worth it!"
the making of a fashion house
Project: Victor & Rolf "Because we 're worth it!"
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 nineties. Now they're ready to conquer 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.
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Posted: 31 Oct 2007
RoadTrip: 7 weken in China
Twee journalisten reizen 7 weken langs de Chinese oostkust
Project: RoadTrip: 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.
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Posted: 14 Feb 2008
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.
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Posted: 10 Apr 2008
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.
Posted: 10 Apr 2008
Motivoter
a blog about a journey across non-voting America
Project: Motivoter
Motivoter.com is a blog related to our newest MiniMovie Dear Oprah. The blog is part of director Kasper Verkaik's bigger mission: to convince Oprah Winfrey
to become America's Ultimate 'Motivoter'. Verkaik, Dutch journalist,
filmmaker, and concerned world citizen, became fascinated by the fact
that almost a hundred million Americans don't vote. He came up with the
term 'motivoter', to describe a person who motivates people to vote. Check motivoter.com to watch all episodes of Dear Oprah, and read all about how you can help change the face of American politics.
Posted: 10 Apr 2008
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.
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Posted: 25 Apr 2008
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.
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Posted: 25 Apr 2008
MiniMovie: Crass - There Is No Authority But Yourself
portrait of the last punk stronghold
Project: MiniMovie: Crass - There Is No Authority But Yourself
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.
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Posted: 31 Oct 2007
RoadTrip: The Last Tourist in China
exploring the Pearl River Delta
Project: RoadTrip: The Last Tourist in 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.
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Posted: 31 Oct 2007
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.
Posted: 31 Oct 2007
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.
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Posted: 31 Oct 2007