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06.03.2009 new
"GOD OF TEARS" will be screened at the Fantasa Film Festival in Montreal in July! More details as they come.

 

05.29.2009 new
city paper"GOD OF TEARS" will be screened at the Portland Underground Film Festival, as part of the LONG SHORTS, SHORT LONGS PROGRAM, taking place on June 14th. Max will be in attendance. Be there!


Screening Schedule
Date: June 14, 2009
Time: 9 p.m.
Admission: $6
Plays with THE KISMET FOOTAGE
Location: The Clinton Street Theater
2522 SE Clinton St., Portland, OR 97202
Events phone: 503-238-8899

 

05.06.2009
city paper"GOD OF TEARS" will be screened at the Maryland Film Festival as a part of Return to the Planet of WTF Shorts, taking place between May 7-10th. Max and Naoko will be in attendance. Return to the Planet of WTF Shorts, is recommended by the Baltimore City Paper! Check it out!

 

Screening Schedule:
Friday, May 8, 5 p.m. Charles Theater 4 >> Buy Tickets
Sunday, May 10, 3 p.m. Charles Theater 4 >> Buy Tickets

 

 

 

04.13.2009
I am in the Air right nowCheck out this new animation from Greg Lytle, a man who made our film "God of Tears" possible thanks to his dedication and time. He helped build and design sets and characters and animated, basically from the start of the project up to its completion. He worked with us pretty much everyday of the week and throughout many whole weekends, non-stop. This one is his first venture into line-drawing animation, and is a collaboration with poet Kathryn Regina.


04.10.2009
"GOD OF TEARS" will be screened at Sedgwick Theater in Philadelphia on May 2nd as part of the Flickering Light screening series! Be there!
image from god of tearsThe Animal in Me:
Films Featuring Characters from the Rest of the Animal Kingdom
Date & Time: Saturday May 2, 2009 @ 7 p.m.
Location: Sedgwick Theater, 7137 Germantown Ave.
(accessible by public transit–R8 and #23 bus)
Admission: $5


04.10.2009
God of Tears DVD "GOD OF TEARS" is now available to purchase on DVD for just $15 which also covers shipping ($18.50 for international orders)!

The cover was immaculately designed by Philadelphia-based artist Gregory Pizzoli. The DVD includes three other animated short films: "The Bird, the Mouse, and the Sausage", "Fish", and "Mr. Consumption". Paypal required for purchase.

DVD w/ Shipping Options


03.30.2009 new

"GOD OF TEARS" won the award for Best Animation at the 2009 Back Seat Film Festival!


03.17.2009

"GOD OF TEARS" has been selected for the Calgary Underground Film Festival, taking place between

April 14-19 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Be There!


03.02.2009

"GOD OF TEARS" will been screened at the the 2009 Washington DC Independent Film Festival! Max and Naoko will be there!

March 15th, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. at Phoenix Theaters.
Click here for more info.


03.02.2009

Wiley Wiggins wrote a review of "God of Tears" on his blog! Check it out!


02.28.2009

Check out our newly formatted production note page which features a frequently updated blog.


12.14.2008

"GOD OF TEARS" has been selected for the 2009 Tromadance Film Festival!


10.10.2008

"GOD OF TEARS" has been selected for the Montezuma International Film Festival, taking place between November 13 - 16, 2008 in Costa Rica. Be There!


10.10.2008

"GOD OF TEARS" has won the award for "Best College Animation" at the 2008 Bucks Fever Film Festival. It will be screened on October 19th at 7:00pm at the County Theater in Doylestown.  Be There!


10.10.2008photo of gilly da kid video

Check out the music video for Gille tha Kid's "A Millie" Freestyle, with stop-motion animation by Greg Lytle and Max Margulies. Directed by Minka Farthing-Kohl.

Click here to read Village Voice Blog About the video.

 


10.10.2008

The Black Panthers Episodes 1-5 are finally available on youtube. Check them out HERE.


09.11.2008

"GOD OF TEARS" has been selected for the International Competition of the Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival– Curta Cinema 2008, that will be held from October 30th to November 9th .


09.10.2008
short film Fish"FISH" will be screened at Fantastic Fest 2008 in Austin Texas!

Animated Shorts Program
Thursday, September 18th at 3:45 p.m.
Sunday, September 21th at 1:45 p.m.
Wednesday, September 24th at 3:50 p.m.

Detail:http://fantasticfest.bside.com/2008/films/fish_fantasticfest2008

"FISH" has been officially selected for the 2008 AMD Fantastic Fest Online lineup!! Fantastic Fest has chosen 5 of their favorite shorts and 5 feature films and will be streaming these films online for FREE from September 14 to 20. The festival will be awarding cash and technology prizes courtesy of AMD to the 'online audience favorite' short and feature films So please watch, rate, and review "FISH" to support us! Read more

The 2008 AMD Fantastic Fest Online
September 14th to 20th at http://fantasticfestonline.bside.com/2008/films/fish_fantasticfestonline2008

You must be a member of the Bide community to watch the film. You can register for free at the Fantastic Fest web site B-side registration page.


09.08.2008 new
"GOD OF TEARS" won the award for Best Short Film at the Atlanta Underground Film Festival!

Max and Naoko's new film "GOD OF TEARS" won the Audience Award at the Diamond Screen Film Festival!
photo of "God of Tears" by Max Margulies and Naoko Masuda

Check out our new teaser video on blip.tv!
Click here to watch the video

About the Film
16 mm Color / 20 min.

"GOD OF TEARS" is the story of The Blue Boy, a 200 year old child-god with a problem: he has no friends. The planet he rules over is completely devoid of animal life. So he spends his free time crying. What he doesn't know is that when tears fall from his face, they jump onto another planet as rain. This rain creates moist and succulent rainbows, which the people on the other planet then eat and is their only form of sustenance. One day, a cat magically appears before the eyes of the Blue Boy. He immediately befriends it, and forgets about crying. This, of course, leads to harsh problems on the other planet, where people begin to starve to death. read more

03.25.2008
Click here to view a list of film festivals that have screened Max and Naoko's short films:


08.12.2007

"The Bird, the Mouse, and the Sausage" will be screened at 10th Antimatter Underground Film Festival in Victoria, British Colombia and the Sydney Underground Film Festival!

still image from the Bird, the Mouse, and the Sausage
The Bird, the Mouse, and the Sausage

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