Mankind Is No Island.

I have just received an e-mail from a friend of mine explaining that "Tropfest" is the greatest festival of shorts in the world. The first event was in Sidney seventeen years ago and last year (2008) it was the first edition in New York. The winner of last year was "Mankind Is No Island" that was shot by a cellular with the budget of US$ 40.00:.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrDxe9gK8Gk .

The director Jason van Genderen shows an awesome creativity, presenting a beautiful message of how people is lonely today in a big city and he uses the famous messages of unconditional love for the cities ("I Love New York" and "I Love Sidney") to question if the dwellers are in love for the people or for the place. He asks if you have talked to your father, mother, son, daughter or any other people close to you today. He also shows a great sympathy to the homeless in New York and Sydney. All of these messages are disclosed through words or sentences in signs and billboards shot by his cellular on the streets of both cities. The result is an unique and absolutely original short. My vote is eight.

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