Eye-Catching Print Ads Featuring A Bear And An Elephant

Fahrenheit DDB, an advertising agency based in Lima, Peru has created these eye-catching print ads promoting a drain opener called Dukto. The two ads are part of a campaign titled "Let them run free." One of the top reasons why drains get clogged is because of the accumulation of hair. If you've seen these Dukto ads, you will likely be thinking of them the next time you encounter a clogged drain. In other words, these ads work.

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These Staged Accident Photographs By An Italian Artist Are Both Surreal And Funny

Sandro Giordano, an Italian photographer takes photos that at first glance look like they are real. But they are staged. The photos show men and women in accident poses. A girl falling flat on the pavement. An elderly woman with bags of groceries falling upon a stairs. A doctor having a bad day at work. They are bizarre, comical, sad, and sometimes tragic.

See more of Mr. Giordano's work on Instagram or Facebook. All photos used below are by Mr. Giordano.

This Photo Of Two Engineers Hugging Atop A Burning Turbine Before They Died Is Heart-Breaking!

This photograph tugs at your heartstrings. Two engineers hug and cling to each other as fire and smoke creep toward them. They both died after. According to news reports, one of them jumped off the turbine while the other succumbed to the fire. What makes this more heartbreaking is that the two engineers are just aged 19 and 21.

This accident happened in October of last year at a wind farm in Ooltgensplaat, Holland. A crew of four were conducting routine maintenance at the 67-meter high wind turbine when fire suddenly broke out. Two of the four people were able to escape while the other two got trapped.

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How A Filipina Mestiza Looked In The 1870's (Photo)

Have you ever wondered how a Filipina mestiza would've looked in the 1870's? Well, the photo below could just be it. This stunningly beautiful woman is of Filipino and Chinese ancestry. Back then, in the 1870's, she's referred to as a mestizo de sanglay. In today's parlance, she is a tsinita. This particular photo was taken by the photographer Francisco Van Camp circa 1875.

The original photo and a digitally-colored version.

Sources: Wikipedia, Imgur

This Man Gets Shot At And Bloodied By Violent Movie Posters. Why Does He Do It?

You see them every time you go down to the subway. Giant posters and billboards advertising violence in movies and television programs. They have guns. They have arrows. They have swords. And they are pointed at you. It's sort of amazing how we take all of these for granted. One man, an artist, decided to remind us about it in a violent but hilarious way.

Jon Burgerman, a New York City-based artist came up with a series of photos he refers to as "interventions" that shows him posing in front or besides subway ad posters and being shot at and bloodied.

In a post titled "Head Shots" on his website, Mr. Burgerman has the following to say about the series: "An ongoing series of interventions staged in public against the backdrop of advertising panels. The performances are photographed, digitally added to and then documented and shared online."

So those bloody things you're seeing in the photos below aren't blood (real or fake). They've been digitally added. Nonetheless, the pictures make a very powerful statement about the violence that are present in today's movies and television shows.

In front of Chicago P.D., a television drama series on NBC

In front of Skyfall

In front of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

In front of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

In front of Chicago PD, a television drama series on NBC.

Why does he do it? What's the purpose of this kind of art?

Mr. Burgerman tells the Gothamist: "Where possible I will continue—the project is part of an on-going part of my practice of what I call a 'quiet intervention', where subtle, often cheap, non-permanent actions drastically (and sometimes comically) alter the reading of a signifier, object or situation. It's my belief that through these playful, creative acts, Art can act as an agent to change the world, by being the catalysis to allow people to change their worlds in really simple ways. The goal with head shots was just to make people look again at and re-evaluate the type of imagery we have no choice of avoiding in our public spaces."

He also tells Yahoo! Movies: "The idea for this project came to me for two reasons: 1 - With each reoccurring high-profile tragedy in the US involving shootings, I find myself being evermore paranoid and vigilant when I leave my apartment - my senses attuned to seeking out and avoiding any potential trouble."

All photos used here are by Jon Burgerman. Visit his website at jonburgerman.com. You can read his blog here. See more of his work here. You can connect with him through his Facebook page. Check out prints and other stuff he sells on burgerplex.com.

Brillante Mendoza Pitches 'The Embroiderer' and 'The Gay Messiah' In Upcoming Film Financing Forum

It's been a while since movie fans were last treated to a film by multi-awarded director Brillante Mendoza. His last project was Thy Womb, a drama that was released in 2012. It was a critically-acclaimed motion picture but like most Mendoza films, it never really made any money.

Most critics and those people who have seen it agree that it was a well-made film. But as it goes, it's not the kind of film that Filipino audiences go to. Besides, the film wasn't treated with a nationwide release. It was only shown in select theaters. Nevertheless, it's a great example of great filmmaking and a lot of people say it stands as Mendoza's best output so far.

Fans of the director have every reason to rejoice with the news that he has two projects (if things go according to plan) that will start production this year. The Hollywood Reporter reports that Mendoza has not one but two projects that he will pitch in the upcoming Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF). One is a feature film (The Embroiderer) and one is a documentary (The Gay Messiah). These two films are among the 29 projects that were announced by the HAF.

The event which will be held from March 24 to 26 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre will have directors pitch their projects to investors, co-producers, and distributors. Supported by Fushan Features (a film production company), the event also introduced a new Fushan Documentary Award which is worth HK$100,000. That's about US$12,900.

Mendoza's The Embroiderer will be about the power of undying love while the documentary The Gay Messiah will tackle issues on religious beliefs.

Captive, one of director Mendoza's most recent films.

Another Filipino filmmaker, Jun Robles Lana will also be pitching a film in the forum. His project is called Our Father. Lana is no stranger to the forum as he bagged the HAF Award for a non-Hong Kong project in 2013 for his work Barber's Tales.

Brillante Mendoza and Jun Robles Lana will represent the Philippines in the upcoming forum.

The other projects in the lineup are 30 Days of Ginger (Singapore), Angel Whispers (Hong Kong), Dance of Death (Japan), Dead End (India), Devil and Dust (China), Dust (China), Five Star Billionaire (Malaysia/China), Follow You (China), Forgive Me (China), Game (Hong Kong), Hip Hop Kabul (Afghanistan), The Honeygiver Among the Dogs (Bhutan), I Miss You When I See You (Hong Kong), Instant Love (China), Lucy and I (Singapore), Malegaon: Tales from the Terror Trail (India), A Nail Clipper Romance (Hong Kong), Private Eyes (Taiwan), The Sea (Hong Kong), So Be It (Thailand), The Trial (China), The Wedding Terminator (Malaysia/China/Hong Kong), Game of Suspects (Hong Kong), Love Is Speaking (China), Sisters Snake (Singapore/USA), and The Solitary Pier (Taiwan).