Oath Trailer
The divided states of America have just come for dinner. Watch the new The Oath Movie trailer.
Part 1: Poison
This is Braddock, a working-class town with a steel mill that’s been running since 1875. That industrial history has cast a cloud over the community, but a few are fighting for its future.
New from Topic.
‘Crime + Punishment’ Trailer
Watch the new trailer for Field of Vision-supported film Crime + Punishment, with executive producer Laura Poitras. https://bit.ly/2mEwiCz
Near Future | Trailer
It’s a new year, so we’re looking ahead, from cryogenics to animal mutation to the prophecy of children to Epcot Center. Welcome to “Near Future.”
Split | 101 - Victory Party
Topic looks at last year's presidential election through very different eyes.
Masters of Disguise | Mix Tape | Trailer
A bank job by clowns, avatar fatigue, bloody pilgrims, hundreds of drunk Santas, and one mask that works far too well. All in our Masters of Disguise Mixtape, an anthology of shorts by visionary storytellers.
Watch them all on Topic: https://go.topic.com/2wwqZsf
Death in the Terminal: Trailer
Coming September 6 to Topic.com.
Everything is Okay: Roommates
Did you catch Topic's new series 'Everything Is Ok?'
This episode is about zombies and annoying roommates:
Topic's August issue “Female Trouble” is out now. topic.com/21st-century-women
Balloonfest
The road to hell is paved with good balloons. Nathan Truesdell’s short “Balloonfest” chronicles Cleveland, Ohio’s 1986 attempt to set the record for the largest number of balloons ever released into the sky simultaneously. The immediate aftermath was incredible…and bracingly awful.
Jim Cummings, an interview
Topic asked director Jim Cummings why he makes single-take films. He explained it to us, and now he’s explaining it to you.
Mixtape
For Topic's debut issue, “State of the Union,” they went through dozens of shorts to create a Mixtape of weird, wonderful, and heart-wrenching films that comment on America today.
Watch 5 films in 35 minutes here: http://bit.ly/2ubM6PG
Topic: State of the Union
Memorial Day at Gettysburg. A woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown. A photographic storyboard of Shirley Jackson’s famous story “The Lottery.” The people who really make the U.S. government run. Popsicles.
Today, Topic is publishing “State of the Union”, a collection of videos, photo essays and more that try to make sense of modern-day America. Take a look: https://topic.com/state-of-the-union
The Nib: Wigging Out
It's a new look for The Nib. Winning!
The second episode of Politically Re-Active Season 2 will be released tomorrow. Here's a clip from the first episode, an interview with Black Lives Matter founder Patrisse Cullors.
Season 2 of Politically Re-Active debuts tomorrow with Hari Kondabolu and W. Kamau Bell. Subscribe here: politicallyreactive.com
The last episode of the iTunes-topping Missing Richard Simmons says goodbye to Richard Simmons‘ public persona. Listen here: http://bit.ly/2l4AY5a
TOPIC Muybridge Horse
Today we officially launched TOPIC - an ambitious new storytelling brand & entertainment studio dedicated to supporting creators at the forefront of culture. From film to television, audio and digital, we explore a wide range of subject matter, both fiction and nonfiction.
Topic invites audiences to indulge their appetites for character-based storytelling in traditional and emerging formats. We love narratives that mix the powerful, the personal and the prestigious. We are curious, and we reward curiosity. Topic Stories www.topic.com
#Trypod
Public Service Announcement: It's time we end podcast unawareness. Right now, think of someone you care about - what podcast would they really love? Got it? Now do it – tell them about it! And if they don’t know how to listen, show them how! #Trypod
