A Day with My Boy: Slug War |
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Army soldiers, on a mission to protect a satellite dish, are caught up in a battle with an unexpected visitor. Meanwhile, filmmaker Jim Granato collaborates with his son, Alex Rey (age 4), competing with his unstoppable energy and spontaneous creativity.
Photographed, Edited, Written and Directed by Jim Granato |
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So Long, Kodachrome |
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A deal goes down in a shady motel room where our (anti-)hero gets more than he bargains for. "So Long, Kodachrome" is an ode to super 8 and the beloved, now defunct, popular color film stock while paying homage to a famous 70’s American landmark film. Photographed, Edited, Written and Directed by Jim Granato |
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| Afternoon Dream |
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A woman falls asleep on a mountain top, descending into a dream that reconnects her with nature. Shot on Super 8 Kodachrome and Ektachrome (later hand-processed), "Afternoon Dream" comes from a series of films which take on solitude, landscapes, and the passing of time with more of an experimental and minimalist approach.
Photographed, Edited and Directed by Jim Granato |
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Designated Routes in Nature and Time |
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An exploration of landscapes set to the natural rhythm of nature and time: From the beginnings of a road trip leaving a city to a desert bed of mountains and sand. A transportation of another kind occurs as mist and the tides offer a distinct view. Back on the rails, only a shadow knows its destination. Low level clouds help the earth cool. After an orbit has been complete the city from which we've leaped lies awake waiting for our return.
Live Music Score by Destiny Muhammed.
Photographed, Edited and Directed by Jim Granato |
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Fall 2011 San Francisco Underground Shorts Film Festival
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| Urban Renewal |
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Inspired by late night walks down familiar streets, one finds a strange comfort among the staples of city life. An in-camera collage dedicated to the little discoveries from a concrete and illuminated landscape. |
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Fags and a Pint |
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A young Englishman takes an evening stroll in his colorful San Francisco neighborhood. From what starts out to be a very casual outing turns into a frightening and strange experience when a couple of strangers mistake him for someone else. WARNING: This short film contains offensive language and images of violence. Co-Produced and Edited by Jim Granato |
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Human Skins |
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In October, 2003 I got together with several friends to participate in the 48 hour film project. At that time it was a fairly new idea that pushed filmmakers to write, shoot, and edit a short film within a weekend. The festival supplied you with a list of specific instructions (as described in the opening sequence) that we, as participants, had to include in our film.
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Caffeinated Robots |
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Originally filmed on super 8 for the SF Exquisite Corpse film, "Downtown", this version was filmed at the same time but using a wind-up Bell & Howell 35mm movie camera. Inspired by our bustling city & coffee drinking culture, this little short attempts to be heart warming and bowel moving all at the same time.
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The Picnic |
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Shot in only a couple of hours and edited in camera on a single roll of super 8 black and white film. A look at food, wine and the complexity of the moment. Photographed, Edited, and Directed by Jim Granato |
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