Posts - Blip

Fugees Pras Michel homeless on LA Skid Row

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:03:41 +0000

Skid Row is a documentary tracing Fugee's celebrity rap star Prakazrel 'Pras' Michel's experience living homeless on the streets of LA's notorious Skid Row. Filmed by undercover crews and hidden cameras Pras, with no money in his pockets, experiences first hand the violent crime, hard drugs, discomfort and hunger of homelessness, putting a face and giving a voice to the people affected and exploring the reasons behind it. Produced by Pras Michel alongside Teryn Fogel and Rob Wisdom the film is available now via Indie Rights.

Killing Joke; The Death and Resurrection Show teaser trailer

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:38:51 +0000

Teaser trailer for the upcoming music documentary feature film from New Zealand's ILC Productions, Jaz Coleman and British independent Coffee Films. Following Czech journalist Jana Trzilova's investigation into the turbulent musical history of the band that influenced Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails, Metallica, Soundgarden, Korn, Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Faith No More, The Cult and many more. Jana follows the trail of Killing Joke and charismatic frontman Jaz Coleman from Czechoslavakia to Iona and on to Glastonbury Tor, Egypt, Iceland, the Nazca Lines in Peru and New Zealand. Discovering a web of mysticism, numerology, white heat experiments, a recording session in the heart of the Great Pyramid, occult rituals and prophecy she discovers more than she ever imagined. Learn more at coffeefilms.com/killingjoke.

Your Mommy Kills Animals documentary film preview trailer

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:37:01 +0000

A powerful independent feature film documentary on the animal rights movement from SHAC to Peta, the ALF and the FBI's declaration that animal rights activists are a greater terrorist threat to the USA than Al Quaeda. Featuring key figures like Josh Harper and Kevin Kjonaas with celebrity comment from Jessica Biel, Katherine Heigl, Kaley Cuoco, Joss Stone and James Cromwell. Funded by a political lobbyist to criticise Peta indie filmmakers Curt Johnson and Maura Flynn decided to give the activists a fair hearing leading to a long courtroom battle. A critically acclaimed independent film with 91% at Rotten Tomatoes it continues to cause controversy, getting pulled from DVD stores after pressure on major retailers from food industry lobbyists; you can still get a copy direct from distributors Halo-8 and check out the latest work from Curt Johnson's Indie Genius Productions on their Myspace.

Zomblogalypse trailer; Zombies! Blogs! Apocalypses! Web series coming soon

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:39:38 +0000

Trailer for the genius that is Zomblogalypse ; an independent British web series shot in York, presenting the question of just how a group of rather hapless friends can survive a zombie apocalypse, and keep on blogging. A hidden gem of the British indie scene from Milestone Productions (part of the Hum Drum Films team) we'll be running the entire series here on www.coffeeshorts.co.uk over the course of 2011. If you're a fan of Shaun of the Dead or British humour at large, don't miss it!

Lucid teaser trailer; new horror thriller set in the remote Scottish Highlands

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:37:49 +0000

Coming soon from Coffee Films and Xavier Gens (Hitman) this extremely advance teaser trailer gives just a taste of what's to come in this gripping psychological drama / thriller UK / France co-production. Set in the remote Scottish Highlands the film follows a group therapy weekend held by two doctors to appraise a new drug for treating psychological disorders; as can only be expected in a remote Scottish castle with an experimental drug, things soon turn nasty...

Scottish Wildcats DVD preview, tiger of the Highlands, wild cat

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:03:51 +0000

Scotland's wild cat; a preview for the wildlife / nature / current affairs documentary film Last of the Scottish Wildcats, investigating the imminent extinction and conservation of these beautiful cats that are also called the tigers of the Highlands. Full movie available to order on DVD now from award winning British independent film production company Coffee Films at coffeefilms.com/scottishwildcats.

Moustachette comedy short film trailer

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:18:43 +0000

Moustachette is a story about misled young artists struggling with life's nonsense. The film wants to comment on people's tendencies to imagine themselves as something they're not and the fantasies they create to define themselves. The film's hero, Eugene, sorts through his friends' misconceptions in the hope of finding a modicum of truth or at least a blueberry milkshake... Moustachette is a comic short film from the mind of director Patrick Stump starring Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz and Yellowcard's Ryan Key which is screening at festivals now!

Survival of the Wildebeest trailer, a documentary on New York artist Stuart Ross

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:35:35 +0000

Stuart Ross, an inner city public high school teacher by day and a guerrilla artist by night has discovered the delicate balance of a nine to five and his passion, art. The Survival of the Wildebeest is a compelling independent documentary film about life, passion, curiosity and learning that depicts 8 months of intense “Ross-reality”; A wildebeest in the jungle of Manhattan, Ross most show us what makes him different than the thousands of other emerging artists all around him and survive the treacherous elements that he will encounter on the creative journey of a lifetime.

Beartrek, epic wildlife nature conservation documentary

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:27:25 +0000

A stunningly epic wildlife conservation documentary feature film following adventurer and biologist Chris Morgan traversing some of the wildest places on earth by motorbike, seeking out the rarest of the bear species and meeting the people dedicated to saving them from extinction. Chris camps with brown bears in Alaska for the salmon run, tracks the sun bear in Borneo and learns about the ancient beliefs that have inspired remote villages in Peru to conserve the Machu Picchu bears. In India he meets sloth bears in tiger country then polar bear cubs in the Alaskan Arctic before ending his journey in the Mongolian desert tracking the rarest of them all; the Gobi bear. With profits from the film being donated to the organisations featured this is the essential documentary for anyone that cares about bears, wildlife, wild places, conservation and the natural world, from Wildlife Media.

Trailer for Modern Love, indie feature DVD

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:54:54 +0000

Trailer for the beautifully shot Australian independent feature film thriller Modern Love from director Alex Frayne. Picking up all kinds of critical acclaim for it's mature and quality filmmaking this dark gothic thriller is quickly becoming a cult hit and looks like nothing you've ever seen come out of Australia before; available now on DVD from Ezydvd.