Two cartoons for the price of one! And they range across the spectrum from grade school first love innocence to a sardonically funny (and NSFW) look a sex addict in denial.
First is A Different Kind of Love Story. I love the sentiment of the Dr. Seuss quote used as the theme of this cartoon: "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
Unfortunately I feel like this short cartoon cheats the viewer and then seems to suggest the feelings of one of the characters doesn't matter. But hey, this was made by a school kid for other school kids. This little animation was an entry into the TVNZ 6 Schools Multimedia Challenge. There are different challenges in the contest, including a prize for animation, and this film was entered in that contest. Students from grades 1 thru 13 can enter. So while I have some problems with the story and the way it plays out, I have only praise for the student who made it, and for TVNZ 6 in New Zealand for helping to foster multimedia creativity in the schools. Who is doing that in the US? And what would happen if some 8th grader made this film here?
Next is an odd animation from Mike Diamond, the New York based comedian who appears on Logo TV's PopLab. His comedy, in this little cartoon and in his essay "Ho No Mo'" deals with the very real issue of sexual compulsion in the gay community with sardonic wit that is both tragic and funny. Diamond's videos can be seen not only on Logo but also on his own youtube channel. Here's "And give up ho biz?"
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