This Unfamiliar Place
Eva Ilona Brzeski

With poetic images of bliss and chaos, Eva Ilona Brzeski explores the relationship of her father's past, living in Warsaw during the Nazi invasion of Poland, to her present life and identity.

Squarepusher's Come on my Selector and Aphex Twin's, Come to Daddy
By Chris Cunningham

These two music videos by acclaimed filmmaker, Chris Cunningham are charged with the beats of two of electronica's most talented composers: Aphex Twin and Squarepusher.With amazing organic effects, Cunningham takes us into a Japanese insane asylum for children, and into the empty lots where Satan's children are spawned.

Breakdance
By Khoi Uong

Breakdance is an experiment in made-for-web moving image, using the animation application Flash, by Macromedia. Taking the user through the history and current applications of breakdancing, Khoi Uong has created an interactive experience, which was recently nominated for the Web's One Show Award.

So Many Things to Consider
By Sandye Wilson

UD's first experiment in online motion picture, this short film documents a single woman's introspection on love and men in modern day. So Many Things to Consider was selected for the 1996 34th New York Film Festival and the 1997 Sundance Film Festival.

Footprints and The Film of Her
By Bill Morrison

Two short films from a series of seven, evolved from heavily editing old stock footage, Footprints and The Film of Her take a breathtaking view at evolution itself-both in humanity and film. Bill Morrison has received honors in the London Film Festival and the Chicago Film Festival, among others, and his work is included in the Museum of Modern Art's Permanent collection.

Worm and Love Story
By James Paterson

Another experiment using Flash, these animations are imbued with the innocence of child-like art and expression. Eighteen year-old James Paterson is a growing presence on the Web for both his technical experimentation and artistic sensibility.

Grijs
By Christophe Van Rompeay

Belgian filmmaker Christophe Van Rompaey takes a look at the possible psychological repercussions of working within the mundane routines of big business (or the possible repercussions of having an evil opposite.)

The Gods of Times Square
By Richard Sandler

Originally a full length documentary, Richard Sandler (who has been documenting the religious fanatics of Times Square for over ten years) re-edited a short version of his work for Urban Desires. Our presentation of this film recently won a One Show Award, and a Communication Arts Award.

Boiling Point
By Alex Ryan and Henry Astor

This low budget, highly praised short claymation film reveals the horror of chopping, slicing and nearly eating humanly mobile vegetables - unless they chop you first. Created on the foundation of free contribution, Henry Astor surmises that this could possibly be, "the least expensive animation ever made."

Safteyman
By Rodney Ascher

This digitally produced animation was originally created for Saturday Night Live. Safteyman never made it to prime time, but it did make it to our site! Ascher's films have been screened in festivals across America, including ResFest Digital Film Festival, Dfilm Digital Film Festival, and the New York Underground Film Festival.

Artisan and Good Kid, Bad Kid
Chris Trudeau

Student Filmaker, Chris Trudeau, pokes fun at big business and takes a look at what kids really have to say in these two short animated films.

Advice to Adventurous Girls
By Kim Wood

With a detective's sense of intrigue, filmmaker Kim Wood documents the life and death of motorcycle daredevil, Lilly La France. La France was the first woman on two wheels, who dared the carnival wall of death-blindfolded and arms outstretched! But life's adventures do have their repercussionsÖ