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Jetée · 05-24-2010, 11:22 PM

I'm Here
Written & Directed by Spike Jonze
Produced by Vincent Landay
Production Company (commission) : ABSOLUT Vodka
Music composed by Sam Spiegel -
with additional score by Brent Nichols, of Squeak E. Clean Productions
Animation and Visual Effects provided by Method Studios
Released on January 21, 2010 (Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival)
Distributed by D&E Entertainment

The above is but the trailer; to watch the film in its entirety, head over to the OFFICIAL SITE,
and grab a "cyber-ticket to admittance", as currently, this is the only way to watch the short film in full.

The film is a love story about two robots living in a Los Angeles where humans and robots coexist.
The plot is based on The Giving Tree, and the man/bot character is named after Shel Silverstein.

"I'm Here" is a robot love story celebrating a life enriched by creativity.
The movie is set in contemporary L.A., where life moves at a seemingly regular pace,
with the exception of a certain amount of robot residents who live among the population.
A male robot librarian lives a solitary and methodical life — devoid of creativity, joy and
passion - until he meets an adventurous and free spirited female robot.
The film stars British actor Andrew Garfield and Sienna Guillory as the two protagonists.

[cinematical.] + [/Film.]

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personal commentary:
I've heard nothing but positive buzz about this film since it premiered 4 months ago at Sundance, and then again, approximately 2 months ago, when the buzz intensified triplefold, and was felt near everywhere (film industry in-scope-wise), when ABSOLUT decided to allow this film to go "live".
Similar to another short film venture I posted previously, (SIGNS) this film was both commissioned, and produced (distributed) by the ABSOLUT Vodka brand. This means that, although the director (Spike Jonze) has near unlimited free-reign to allow his own idea of a narrative to form, the marketing brand does prefer to at least be mentioned, if only casually, in the final cut. While this may sound as though this could be a half-hour commercial for booze, I'll state it simply here; it's not. Technically, although that may be right, the story here goes much deeper than what an occasional "product-placement" glimpse in the film would lead you to believe, and while I'd rather not heap undue praise on it as of yet, (as I, myself, have not watched the entire thing, either) I'll allow you folks to decide if this film was an experience worth trying.

05-24-2010, 11:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	Artist Feature: "I'm Here". A short film by Spike Jonze. I'm Here Written & Directed by Spike Jonze Produced by Vincent Landay Production Company (commission) : ABSOLUT Vodka Music composed by Sam Spiegel - with additional score by Brent Nichols, of Squeak E. Clean Productions Animation and Visual Effects provided by Method Studios Released on January 21, 2010 (Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival) Distributed by D&E Entertainment The above is but the trailer; to watch the film in its entirety, head over to the OFFICIAL SITE, and grab a "cyber-ticket to admittance", as currently, this is the only way to watch the short film in full. The film is a love story about two robots living in a Los Angeles where humans and robots coexist. The plot is based on The Giving Tree, and the man/bot character is named after Shel Silverstein. "I'm Here" is a robot love story celebrating a life enriched by creativity. The movie is set in contemporary L.A., where life moves at a seemingly regular pace, with the exception of a certain amount of robot residents who live among the population. A male robot librarian lives a solitary and methodical life — devoid of creativity, joy and passion - until he meets an adventurous and free spirited female robot. The film stars British actor Andrew Garfield and Sienna Guillory as the two protagonists. [cinematical.] + [/Film.] - - - personal commentary: I've heard nothing but positive buzz about this film since it premiered 4 months ago at Sundance, and then again, approximately 2 months ago, when the buzz intensified triplefold, and was felt near everywhere (film industry in-scope-wise), when ABSOLUT decided to allow this film to go "live". Similar to another short film venture I posted previously, (SIGNS) this film was both commissioned, and produced (distributed) by the ABSOLUT Vodka brand. This means that, although the director (Spike Jonze) has near unlimited free-reign to allow his own idea of a narrative to form, the marketing brand does prefer to at least be mentioned, if only casually, in the final cut. While this may sound as though this could be a half-hour commercial for booze, I'll state it simply here; it's not. Technically, although that may be right, the story here goes much deeper than what an occasional "product-placement" glimpse in the film would lead you to believe, and while I'd rather not heap undue praise on it as of yet, (as I, myself, have not watched the entire thing, either) I'll allow you folks to decide if this film was an experience worth trying. __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi Last edited by Jetée; 06-06-2010 at 11:22 PM..