Sylvio: The Movie

I consider myself a passive fan of Simply Sylvio, the gorilla outfitted Vine creator that pumps out a steady stream of clever, hyper reality, animations and ridiculous scenes. I don't seek it out but I always enjoy it when it comes across my radar. That being said, when I read that there was a project for Sylvio - The Movie I rolled my eyes a bit. Maybe it's my innate pessimism or maybe it was the inability to forecast how these little clips could possibly be stretched into anything resembling a feature.

Then I read this NoFilmSchool interview with the directors, Albert Birney and Kentucker Audley, and my mind changed completely. The piece is filled with insightful bits about the disposable nature of, and the unstoppable flow of, the Internet. This really got me:

I really like the idea that the movie being the last Vine - it's an attempt to break free from the desperation loop that we're in and make a larger comment about how dangerous these disposable forms of media are becoming. So much of this disposable entertainment doesn't get deep at all, it's just these superficial bytes of nothingness. It's very important for our sanity to make this movie and break out of the cycle.

It seems like the movie is somewhat of a statement against the things that they've had to embrace in order for Sylvio to succeed.

Long story short, these seem like far more interesting and compelling creators than you might believe from first glance. Definitely recommend backing their project or, at the very least, enjoying some Sylvio.