Music video for the singer songwriter Jane O'Brien and her song Banshee. The task was to create a representation of the Banshee – a fairy-like figure in Irish mythology.
View video [3:59 min.]
»ichbot« now has his own web site www.ichbot.com
»ichbot« shows a person who has stretched the normal boundaries of human creation or even conquered them altogether using the most modern technology, Here Toy Story meets Dr. Frankenstein and Beauty Clinic
»ichbot« was nominated for the International Media Art Prize 2003 by the
Centre for Art and Media Technology,
Karlsruhe, Germany and SWR (South West Broadcasting), Germany and was broadcast on the channels SWR 3, arte, 3sat and SF DRS amongst others. »ichbot« was shown in the Kunsthalle (state art museum) Lophem, Belgium along with the other nominated films. In 2005 »ichbot« was invited to be shown at the International Short Film Festival, Tuebingen, Germany, in the category Digital Culture. In 2005 »ichbot« was selected to be shown at the festivals Imagen Invisible 2005 and Augenstaub (eye dust) 2005 in Columbia and Ecuador, it was also shown in various cities in Columbia in 2006. These festivals were sponsored by the Humboldt and Goethe institutes. Up until the end of 2006 SWR showed »ichbot« on EINS Festival the digital channel of German national television ARD
View excerpt (in German) [0:19 min.]
To view the remake in English (sort of) go to www.ichbot.com
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Probably the smallest, German expressionist, silent film in black and white ever.
View film [1:30 min.]
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A little love story »in passing« in unusual surroundings.
»Zwischen Tuer und Angel« was shown in October and November 2004 on the Infoscreens in the Hamburg underground, in the competition SUBVISIONS, as part of the Bitfilm Festival, Hamburg.
View film [0:25 min.]
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In the age of the e-mail is it still possible to write a letter or even to send a message in a bottle? Is this endeavor not condemned to fail from the outset? Maybe not! Comic, short tragedy with the Irish actress and comedienne Allison McKay.
View excerpt [0:21 min.]
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Why would beings from outer space visit our dear mother earth? To make contact with us? Or ever to enslave us? Maybe they just want to spend a well earned holiday here, take a few photos and bring back a souvenir or two. »Souvenirs, Souvenirs« is a computer animated film which partly originated on location on a small Irish island.
View excerpt [0:29 min.]
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The »Tanzlehrer« (dance teacher) shows how it is done. Whether in the dance club or at the company party; standard rhythmic movement to coaxing sounds is the order of the day. An educational film for the whole family.
[Drum programming Jane O'Brien]
View film [0:34 min.]
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Here you can find examples of my animations and short films, which range from classic narrative to experimental. Films marked with an * have been shown at festivals. Excerpts as well as complete films can be seen. (Quicktime must be installed).
Happy viewing!
Alexander Ruehl
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