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February 2, 2023 8:40 AM   Subscribe

A short surreal animated film by Felix Colgrave: DONKS.
posted by cortex (14 comments total) 14 users marked this as a favorite
 
That was...charming? Ish?

I think I detected some little nods to Cyriak here and there in the soundtrack.
posted by Greg_Ace at 10:08 AM on February 2, 2023 [1 favorite]


Not to be confused with donks.
posted by NoMich at 10:21 AM on February 2, 2023


Really liked the not-whale fall at the end.
posted by gentlyepigrams at 10:43 AM on February 2, 2023 [1 favorite]


Love Felix Colegrave! Highly recomend Double King and Dry Run! Happy to see Patreon revitalize a lot of these great animators that couldn't keep up with the Algorithm Wars.
posted by notdanielmendelson at 12:20 PM on February 2, 2023 [5 favorites]


Not to be confused with donks yt .

Or indeed Donk-Donk yt .
posted by pipeski at 1:14 PM on February 2, 2023


I think I detected some little nods to Cyriak here and there in the soundtrack.

I felt the same vibe - not just the soundtrack, but the action itself. Prior Cosgroves have generally had kind of a narrative throughline overall, and this one seemed much more just playing in a visual space.
posted by FatherDagon at 1:35 PM on February 2, 2023


I've got a donk.
posted by grog at 2:03 PM on February 2, 2023


This one came to me via Cyriak, so maybe
posted by scruss at 4:42 PM on February 2, 2023


The artist's last name is 'Colgrave', rather than Cosgrove.

Only noticed because 'Cosgrove' is my own last name which piqued my curiosity. The video was really cool!
posted by Barking Frog at 4:46 PM on February 2, 2023 [1 favorite]


Fixed, thank you! Dunno where my head was at.
posted by cortex at 4:50 PM on February 2, 2023


in the abyss, obvs
posted by Greg_Ace at 5:15 PM on February 2, 2023 [1 favorite]


Or putting a donk on it
posted by migurski at 9:46 PM on February 2, 2023 [1 favorite]


Nice!

One of the gentlest/cutest/most accessible Colgrave animations is the video for Flyin' Bamboo, which is what I show people first before jumping into Double King etc.

I discovered him through the video for SOURCE, which is also a pretty save introduction.
posted by SaltySalticid at 6:38 AM on February 3, 2023


I have been a fan for years. The music videos he has made are great. Egg and Source are a lot of fun. The Elephants Garden is just awesome.
posted by boilermonster at 9:43 AM on February 3, 2023


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