Our Films
Films by the Flying Spot Players, produced under the series title LIFE AS WE KNOW IT.
In this short dramatic film, an incidental moment from daily life is exaggerated to highlight the cause & effect relationship between automobile emissions and the quality of our air. A man sits in his car, idling his motor, completely oblivious to the fact that all living things within twenty feet are dying from the exhaust fumes.
By making an effective use of visual humour, the film helps raise awareness of environmental issues, and suggests that each of us has a personal responsibility to help reduce pollution in our day-to-day lives.
On a quiet residential street, an unsuspecting family receives a strange visitor at their front door.... a gun-toting paramilitary soldier who offers to come inside and demonstrate the use of firearms to the family. After being swiftly chased away by an understandably irate parent, 'The Eliminator' finds a more socially acceptable means to gain access to the house by appearing on the family's television screen.
By making effective use of their trademark visual humour, The Flying Spot Players present a short drama that serves to question the values we place in aspects of our popular culture.
There's no escaping it. Every day we are targeted by advertising and visual product promotions strategically positioned in high-traffic areas of the contemporary marketplace.
With this in mind, The Flying Spot Players take a look inside a modern convenience store, where aggressive floor displays and seductive point-of-purchase presentations compete for the attention of the vulnerable customer. Using the store to represent the general retail environment, the film caricatures the way we are now required to negotiate a virtual obstacle course in the simple task of obtaining daily provisions.
