What is so interesting about this very well made first film by the Orange Open Movie Project is 1) it is a free download online movie and 2) it is the first movie made completely with open source graphic software. From the production side, knowing these folks had no money and no backing, the film is a stunning achievement. The visuals are brilliant as our two characters, Emo and Proog, wander the internal workings of some strange, presumably future, world. While Elephant's Dream is a technical achievement, I was a little lost by the obtuse story, which has something to do with our existence and what we perceive to be real and not real. Proog, who leads their wandering is suddenly challenged by his younger charge and that encounter ends badly ... for poor Emo. This film likely heralds the future of film in the internet world and for that alone, and the fantastic world the Dutch team have invented, is worth a peek.
My rating 6 out of 10.
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