Albert Birney
@albertbirney.bsky.social
MOVIES: OBEX, Strawberry Mansion, Tux and Fanny, Sylvio, Eyeballs in the Darkness, The Beast Pageant ✨ TUX & FANNY Video Game available on all platforms
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Here's a thread showing how we did most of the practical special effects in our movie Strawberry Mansion (1/32)
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✨ 2 More Films Appear! ✨
Our opening night selection is DUST BUNNY! A dark + thrilling fairytale adventure, and first feature film from Bryan Fuller.
And OBEX, a lo-fi fantasy RPG by Anomaly alum Albert Birney.
Soon all shall be revealed...
➡️ www.anomalyfilmfest.com/2more2025
Our opening night selection is DUST BUNNY! A dark + thrilling fairytale adventure, and first feature film from Bryan Fuller.
And OBEX, a lo-fi fantasy RPG by Anomaly alum Albert Birney.
Soon all shall be revealed...
➡️ www.anomalyfilmfest.com/2more2025
October 16, 2025 at 11:35 PM
✨ 2 More Films Appear! ✨
Our opening night selection is DUST BUNNY! A dark + thrilling fairytale adventure, and first feature film from Bryan Fuller.
And OBEX, a lo-fi fantasy RPG by Anomaly alum Albert Birney.
Soon all shall be revealed...
➡️ www.anomalyfilmfest.com/2more2025
Our opening night selection is DUST BUNNY! A dark + thrilling fairytale adventure, and first feature film from Bryan Fuller.
And OBEX, a lo-fi fantasy RPG by Anomaly alum Albert Birney.
Soon all shall be revealed...
➡️ www.anomalyfilmfest.com/2more2025
Tux and Fanny - Episode 161 "A Deep Sea Discovery" www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBYZ...
Tux and Fanny - Episode 161 "A Deep Sea Discovery"
YouTube video by Tux and Fanny
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October 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Tux and Fanny - Episode 161 "A Deep Sea Discovery" www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBYZ...
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“Fireflies Along the Fence”
Short film by @albertbirney.bsky.social inspired by track 10 on Landscapes, the new album from Birney-Willen (a.k.a. filmmaker Albert Birney and artist/designer Bruce Willen).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5NT...
Short film by @albertbirney.bsky.social inspired by track 10 on Landscapes, the new album from Birney-Willen (a.k.a. filmmaker Albert Birney and artist/designer Bruce Willen).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5NT...
Fireflies Along the Fence
YouTube video by Tux and Fanny
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October 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
“Fireflies Along the Fence”
Short film by @albertbirney.bsky.social inspired by track 10 on Landscapes, the new album from Birney-Willen (a.k.a. filmmaker Albert Birney and artist/designer Bruce Willen).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5NT...
Short film by @albertbirney.bsky.social inspired by track 10 on Landscapes, the new album from Birney-Willen (a.k.a. filmmaker Albert Birney and artist/designer Bruce Willen).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5NT...
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My new collab album with @albertbirney.bsky.social is out now. And it's #bandcampfriday 👀👀👀
Landscapes is out today!
Listen while looking out the window of a moving train, on a long walk around the neighborhood, on the porch as a storm rolls in, at home with eyes closed.
👇 CASSETTE / DIGITAL / STREAMING 👇
birney-willen.bandcamp.com/album/landsc...
Listen while looking out the window of a moving train, on a long walk around the neighborhood, on the porch as a storm rolls in, at home with eyes closed.
👇 CASSETTE / DIGITAL / STREAMING 👇
birney-willen.bandcamp.com/album/landsc...
Landscapes, by Birney-Willen
10 track album
birney-willen.bandcamp.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
My new collab album with @albertbirney.bsky.social is out now. And it's #bandcampfriday 👀👀👀
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For @bmoreart.bsky.social: A preview of the New/Next Film Festival @newnextfilmfest.bsky.social which begins tomorrow night and reviewed some must-see movies, including @albertbirney.bsky.social's touching/disturbing "Obex" and crypto caper comedy "$POSITIONS" bmoreart.com/2025/10/new-...
New/Next Film Festival Returns to The Charles Theater this Week - BmoreArt
This year’s New/Next Film Festival packs more than 30 feature-length movies, and over three times that many short films across … Continued
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October 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
For @bmoreart.bsky.social: A preview of the New/Next Film Festival @newnextfilmfest.bsky.social which begins tomorrow night and reviewed some must-see movies, including @albertbirney.bsky.social's touching/disturbing "Obex" and crypto caper comedy "$POSITIONS" bmoreart.com/2025/10/new-...
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Landscapes is out today!
Listen while looking out the window of a moving train, on a long walk around the neighborhood, on the porch as a storm rolls in, at home with eyes closed.
👇 CASSETTE / DIGITAL / STREAMING 👇
birney-willen.bandcamp.com/album/landsc...
Listen while looking out the window of a moving train, on a long walk around the neighborhood, on the porch as a storm rolls in, at home with eyes closed.
👇 CASSETTE / DIGITAL / STREAMING 👇
birney-willen.bandcamp.com/album/landsc...
Landscapes, by Birney-Willen
10 track album
birney-willen.bandcamp.com
September 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Landscapes is out today!
Listen while looking out the window of a moving train, on a long walk around the neighborhood, on the porch as a storm rolls in, at home with eyes closed.
👇 CASSETTE / DIGITAL / STREAMING 👇
birney-willen.bandcamp.com/album/landsc...
Listen while looking out the window of a moving train, on a long walk around the neighborhood, on the porch as a storm rolls in, at home with eyes closed.
👇 CASSETTE / DIGITAL / STREAMING 👇
birney-willen.bandcamp.com/album/landsc...
I recently browsed my favorite video store @beyondvideo.bsky.social and picked some movies: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxmf...
Director Albert Birney Preaches Scripture of Cinema | BEYOND BROWSING
YouTube video by Beyond Video
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September 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I recently browsed my favorite video store @beyondvideo.bsky.social and picked some movies: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxmf...
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My new collab album with @albertbirney.bsky.social comes out Friday. Find it wherever you listen to digital or on cassette.
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birney-willen.bandcamp.com/album/landsc...
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birney-willen.bandcamp.com/album/landsc...
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September 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
My new collab album with @albertbirney.bsky.social comes out Friday. Find it wherever you listen to digital or on cassette.
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birney-willen.bandcamp.com/album/landsc...
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birney-willen.bandcamp.com/album/landsc...
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Hi friends! Albert and I made a slow video for “Casting Off (First Light on the Pier)” from the upcoming Birney-Willen album Landscapes.
Video by @albertbirney.bsky.social, filmed by Bruce Willen with additional archival footage courtesy the Internet Archive
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT2r...
Video by @albertbirney.bsky.social, filmed by Bruce Willen with additional archival footage courtesy the Internet Archive
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT2r...
Birney-Willen - Casting Off (First Light on the Pier)
YouTube video by Tux and Fanny
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September 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Hi friends! Albert and I made a slow video for “Casting Off (First Light on the Pier)” from the upcoming Birney-Willen album Landscapes.
Video by @albertbirney.bsky.social, filmed by Bruce Willen with additional archival footage courtesy the Internet Archive
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT2r...
Video by @albertbirney.bsky.social, filmed by Bruce Willen with additional archival footage courtesy the Internet Archive
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT2r...
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🚨OPENING NIGHT REVEAL: The BMore premiere of Albert Birney’s OBEX! 🚨
Join us at The Charles the evening of Thursday, October 2nd for this homegrown DIY wonder that premiered at Sundance.
Tix: app.tickethive.com/e/2025-new-n...
cc: @albertbirney.bsky.social
Join us at The Charles the evening of Thursday, October 2nd for this homegrown DIY wonder that premiered at Sundance.
Tix: app.tickethive.com/e/2025-new-n...
cc: @albertbirney.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
🚨OPENING NIGHT REVEAL: The BMore premiere of Albert Birney’s OBEX! 🚨
Join us at The Charles the evening of Thursday, October 2nd for this homegrown DIY wonder that premiered at Sundance.
Tix: app.tickethive.com/e/2025-new-n...
cc: @albertbirney.bsky.social
Join us at The Charles the evening of Thursday, October 2nd for this homegrown DIY wonder that premiered at Sundance.
Tix: app.tickethive.com/e/2025-new-n...
cc: @albertbirney.bsky.social
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Strawberry Mansion has over 500 fans on Letterboxd - wow that’s cool, but no way we deserve more fans than The Cable Guy.
August 12, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Strawberry Mansion has over 500 fans on Letterboxd - wow that’s cool, but no way we deserve more fans than The Cable Guy.
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One of my faves from @fantasiafestival.com keep your eyes on Dorothy. She’s a star!
OBEX is Albert Birney once again proving his singular talent for telling the truth through arcane metaphor.
@nadinewhitney.bsky.social reviews his latest film which recently screened at Fantasia Film Festival for the Curb:
www.thecurb.com.au/obex-review-...
@nadinewhitney.bsky.social reviews his latest film which recently screened at Fantasia Film Festival for the Curb:
www.thecurb.com.au/obex-review-...
August 9, 2025 at 12:25 AM
One of my faves from @fantasiafestival.com keep your eyes on Dorothy. She’s a star!
“Conor isn’t really equipped to be a hero and saviour, but his strength comes from the absolute belief that he has to care for his canine partner.” www.thecurb.com.au/obex-review-...
Fantasia Film Fest Review: OBEX is Albert Birney proving his singular talent of truth telling through arcane metaphor - The Curb | Film and Culture
There’s a lovely weirdness to Albert Birney’s films. Strawberry Mansion imagined a near future world where dreams were audited: which sounds like a horror film, but in actuality became a masterpiece o...
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August 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
“Conor isn’t really equipped to be a hero and saviour, but his strength comes from the absolute belief that he has to care for his canine partner.” www.thecurb.com.au/obex-review-...
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MJ's @drhbus.bsky.social says, "OBEX is at times unsettling, at times thrilling, but always fascinating and made with a deliberateness that's extremely confident and self-assured."
#Obex recently played @fantasiafestival.com.
#Obex recently played @fantasiafestival.com.
Fantasia International Film Festival 2025: OBEX tries to cut through the noise of contemporary life — Moviejawn
by "Doc" Hunter Bush, Staff Writer and Podcast Director OBEX is at times unsettling, at times thrilling, but always fascinating and made with a deliberateness that's extremely confident and self-as...
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August 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
MJ's @drhbus.bsky.social says, "OBEX is at times unsettling, at times thrilling, but always fascinating and made with a deliberateness that's extremely confident and self-assured."
#Obex recently played @fantasiafestival.com.
#Obex recently played @fantasiafestival.com.
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After some more time with Tux and Fanny this morning--
This game is amazing. Such a sense of wonder and discovery, with absurd humor and the occasional deep thoughts
This absolutely deserves to be in your library
store.steampowered.com/app/2094730/...
This game is amazing. Such a sense of wonder and discovery, with absurd humor and the occasional deep thoughts
This absolutely deserves to be in your library
store.steampowered.com/app/2094730/...
Tux and Fanny on Steam
A retro-inspired adventure puzzle game featuring multiple playable characters with interwoven storylines. Explore the natural (and unnatural) world for unique interactions and unlock items to aid you ...
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August 6, 2025 at 11:25 AM
After some more time with Tux and Fanny this morning--
This game is amazing. Such a sense of wonder and discovery, with absurd humor and the occasional deep thoughts
This absolutely deserves to be in your library
store.steampowered.com/app/2094730/...
This game is amazing. Such a sense of wonder and discovery, with absurd humor and the occasional deep thoughts
This absolutely deserves to be in your library
store.steampowered.com/app/2094730/...
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Tux and Fanny is so good after playing a bit of it this morning. You have no way of predicting what's coming next, but it's very likely to be hilarious
store.steampowered.com/app/2094730/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2094730/...
Tux and Fanny on Steam
A retro-inspired adventure puzzle game featuring multiple playable characters with interwoven storylines. Explore the natural (and unnatural) world for unique interactions and unlock items to aid you ...
store.steampowered.com
August 5, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Tux and Fanny is so good after playing a bit of it this morning. You have no way of predicting what's coming next, but it's very likely to be hilarious
store.steampowered.com/app/2094730/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2094730/...
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Giles Edwards (@gilesforyou.bsky.social) wraps up our coverage of Fantasia International Film Festival 2025 with this third omnibus of late-arriving odds and ends. Some good ones here, like @albertbirney.bsky.social's retro-futuristic "Obex" and the second instalment of the "Mononoke" anime trilogy.
2025 FANTASIA FILM FESTIVAL: TRADITIONAL CUISINE, PART THREE
366 Weird Movies may earn commissions from purchases made through product links. Montréal 2025 More than once I was quickly impressed by a film’s animation only to discover that I was only wa…
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August 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Giles Edwards (@gilesforyou.bsky.social) wraps up our coverage of Fantasia International Film Festival 2025 with this third omnibus of late-arriving odds and ends. Some good ones here, like @albertbirney.bsky.social's retro-futuristic "Obex" and the second instalment of the "Mononoke" anime trilogy.
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OBEX at @fantasiafestival.com is a character study in the form of a horror/science fiction tale of a man trapped in a videogame www.unseenfilms.net/2025/07/obex...
OBEX (2025) Fantasia 2025
This is a black and white nightmare via a retro game. It is a tactile film that has a physical feel, especially if you ever played text comp...
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July 30, 2025 at 9:34 AM
OBEX at @fantasiafestival.com is a character study in the form of a horror/science fiction tale of a man trapped in a videogame www.unseenfilms.net/2025/07/obex...
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OBEX played Fantasia: Albert Birney’s strange quest leads through a mix of lo-fi media, high fantasy, and surreal horror. A meditation on 8-bit nostalgia, and the competing importance of touching grass, it’s funny, sweet, and kind. It reminded me of I SAW THE TV GLOW. Plus there’s a cute dog!
Obex – Fantasia Review
Albert Birney’s strange quest follows one man’s introspective journey through a mix of lo-fi media and high fantasy. In 1987, Conor Marsh (Albert Birney) lives alone. His days are defined by ritual…
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July 31, 2025 at 1:45 AM
OBEX played Fantasia: Albert Birney’s strange quest leads through a mix of lo-fi media, high fantasy, and surreal horror. A meditation on 8-bit nostalgia, and the competing importance of touching grass, it’s funny, sweet, and kind. It reminded me of I SAW THE TV GLOW. Plus there’s a cute dog!
here's the start of the third Tux and Fanny movie ⛵ youtu.be/A01JO8RmbtM?...
Tux and Fanny - Episode 155 "When We Become Wind"
YouTube video by Tux and Fanny
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July 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
here's the start of the third Tux and Fanny movie ⛵ youtu.be/A01JO8RmbtM?...
Surfing a calm wave in a sea of ants? Sounds fun. 🐜🐜🐜🏄♂️ Skin is made of numbers? 🔢🔢🧐🔢🔢 whoa
July 8, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Surfing a calm wave in a sea of ants? Sounds fun. 🐜🐜🐜🏄♂️ Skin is made of numbers? 🔢🔢🧐🔢🔢 whoa
Tux and Fanny video game currently 50% on Steam !! store.steampowered.com/app/2094730/...
July 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Tux and Fanny video game currently 50% on Steam !! store.steampowered.com/app/2094730/...
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what’s your favorite film with fewer than 50k logs on Letterboxd? 👀
I’m going with @albertbirney.bsky.social and @kentuckeraudley.bsky.social’s STRAWBERRY MANSION. It’s rare to find a film that radiates as much creativity and positivity as this one does. Their first film, SYLVIO, is also a treat.
I’m going with @albertbirney.bsky.social and @kentuckeraudley.bsky.social’s STRAWBERRY MANSION. It’s rare to find a film that radiates as much creativity and positivity as this one does. Their first film, SYLVIO, is also a treat.
June 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
what’s your favorite film with fewer than 50k logs on Letterboxd? 👀
I’m going with @albertbirney.bsky.social and @kentuckeraudley.bsky.social’s STRAWBERRY MANSION. It’s rare to find a film that radiates as much creativity and positivity as this one does. Their first film, SYLVIO, is also a treat.
I’m going with @albertbirney.bsky.social and @kentuckeraudley.bsky.social’s STRAWBERRY MANSION. It’s rare to find a film that radiates as much creativity and positivity as this one does. Their first film, SYLVIO, is also a treat.
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4 for ya boss
May 20, 2025 at 10:31 AM
4 for ya boss