John Abbott

  • Elaine Bass & Saul Bass – Quest (1984)

    1981-1990Elaine BassSaul BassSci-FiShort FilmUSA

    A child has only an 8 day life-span to complete a mysterious journey from the dim cave-dwelling society where he is born to a final gateway, the object of folklore. The abstract learning-games taught to the child bear an eerie resemblance to mammoth tasks and obstacles that hinder him in his journey. Can he complete the quest before his 8 days are up, and what lies at the end of this arcane sunless world? The gray, stagnating civilization place all their hope in a future they cannot comprehend and learned tasks whose meaning they no longer understand.Read More »

  • George Blair – End of the Road (1944)

    1941-1950CrimeFilm NoirGeorge BlairUSA

    A crime writer believes that a man imprisoned for committing the notorious “Flower Shop Murder” is innocent of the crime. He believes he knows who the actual culprit is, and sets out to befriend the man and get enough evidence to prove that he is the real killer.Read More »

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