WHOLPHIN NO. 9, a quarterly DVD magazine ft. short films by @hitrecordjoe, Spike Jonze and more
Though we are huge fans of whales here at GATW, we also have admiration for “the lovechild of a bottlenose dolphin and a false killer whale…the beautiful hybrid born of invention and exploration” known as WHOLPHIN. After all, we are related…sort of. I’m also a huge fan of the quarterly DVD magazine Wholphin, released by the McSweeney’s Publishing House and will be checking my mailbox in anticipation of their latest release, Wolphin No. 9.
McSweeney’s is a publishing house founded by screenwriter Dave Eggers. They produce such works as the quarterly literary journal Timothy McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, the monthly magazine The Believer, the daily-updated literature and humor site McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, as well as numerous book titles.
Previous issues of Wholphin have included the works of Miranda July, David Byrne, Patton Oswalt, Bob Odenkirk, Andy Richter, Errol Morris, Michal Cera, James Franco, and John C. Reilly to name a few. The latest installment has much to be excited for, including three shorts by Spike Jonze and a film by Joseph Gordon Levitt. Check out the “Table of Contents” after the jump.
Table of contents for WHOLPHIN NO. 9.
SPARKS
Short Film
Directed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt
LA CORONA
Documentary
Produced & Directed by Amanda Micheli & Isabel Vega
MAURICE AT THE WORLD’S FAIR
Short Film
A Film by Spike Jonze & Lance Bangs
THE CREATURE WITHIN & MELBOURNE YEARS
Short Film
Directed by Spike Jonze
ACTING FOR THE CAMERA
Short Film
Directed by Justin Nowell; Written by Thomas Nowell
SKHIZEIN
Animated Short
Directed by Jérémy Clapin
JERRYCAN
Short Film
Directed by Julius Avery
THE UNMAKING OF I AM A SEX ADDICT
Animated Documentary
Directed by Caveh Zahedi
SISTER WIFE
Documentary
Directed by Jill Orschel
MOMPELAAR
Short Film
Directed by Wim Reygaert & Marc Roels
SUNDAY, 6TH APRIL, 11:42AM
Short Film
Directed by Flatform
BEARINGS GLOCKEN
Short Film
Directed by Kawase Kohske
MOTODROM
Short Film
Directed by Jörg Wagner
This has been a big year for Egger’s who saw the release of AWAY WE GO, the film he co-wrote with his wife, Vendela Vida; as well as co-writing with Spike Jonze, the film adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are. Eggers also penned a novelization of the film, entitled The Wild Things, that was released earlier this month.
Check out the trailer for Wholpin No. 9:
Wholphin No. 9 is available for purchase HERE.
Source McSweeneys via Hammer To Nail
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