To round out the collection, there is also a brand new short film written by Miranda July and starring John C. Reilly entitled Are You the Favorite Person of Anybody. Although I'm not sure about labeling it "haiku-like," it certainly is a fun and engaging short piece.
The package is completed with an informative booklet featuring director interviews and/or artist's statements and three separate DVD menu designs, each blossoming into a stand-alone short film after a few seconds. It is an elegantly designed product and is packed with strange goodness. Future installments promise short films from the writers of the Daily Show and the Academy Award-nominated animation The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello. If the successive discs are as good as this one, I will certainly be more than willing to shell out the $10 per issue. As a cineaste, a resource for short films (outside of the festival circuit) such as Wholphin is truly indispensable.
1. What is a 'wholphin,' you ask? According to the accompanying booklet, a wholphin is "a cross between a false killer whale and a bottlenose dolphin." And yes, they are real, and no, it doesn’t matter.
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