Booyah!

Booyah! was written by our friend, Denver comic Chris Charpentier, originally conceived when he was 8. For us it has been a fun experiment. Like all of our films, a way to play with technique or try something new. We really took our time with the making of it, which from storyboard to color correction, took about a year. We spent a number of months recording foley with honorary Nix Bro Travis Funk in his recording studio. The process has been slow but creative, collaborative and fun. Filmmaking is not always something you can take your time with, so when you are allowed to you gotta enjoy it.

(Booyah recording session @ Steele Street Studio)

Boots and Socks

A documentary class project from 2005

The Legend

I enjoy this. By Nix bros' friend JT Gurzi.

Thomas Barndt

Another filmmaker from Las Vegas who's work I really enjoy. I consider us lucky to have had our films shown along side his at CineVegas and DSFF. This one, The Walking Ink, is a fitting first exposure to Thomas Barndt's work.

The Walking Ink (2005) from TomandSamara on Vimeo.

Roger Erik Tinch

Nix bros' friend Roger Erik Tinch is a filmmaker and graphic designer from Las Vegas. Below are two of our favorites of his great films. The first, Technological Science, is hilarious and splendidly lo-fi. We collaborated on the second, Better Masque, in Summer 2005. Roger's cinematography and direction is distinct and unique, and it was fun working with him. In fact, all of his work is really great. Spend 15 minutes watching these films, then check out his website.

See Better Masque after the jump.

Celebration of the Stache

The 8th biannual World Beard and Moustache Championships takes place this week in Anchorage, Alaska, showcasing some of the worlds' most elaborate facial hair in a one-day event that draws international crowds, press and smirks. Kick ass, Beard Team USA!

In celebration, please enjoy Mustache Melodrama, the very first Nix brothers short film. It was made for a production class in early 2005 and was loosely based on the event, held in Berlin that year.

update:

Beard Team USA kicks stache!

From worldbeardchampionships.com:

Nothing To Sneeze At

We made this 16mm film at Colorado Film School 2 years ago, in Spring 2007. Our good friend Doug Ecks from Los Angeles flew out to Denver to act in it. The music is used with permission from the former band More Dogs of Baltimore (iTunes link). The film was an official selection of the 2008 Dam Short Film Festival. Enjoy!