Please Stand Back! (zurrueckbleiben bitte) (2008) (Sundance Shorts 2008: On the Edge)

Technically fascinating but artistically unsatisfying. You know the pixellation they use on the bad boys in Cops? Apply that to an urban scene, throw out all but a teasingly small selection of pixels (say, 10%), then dynamically magnify, clarify, and diminish them in a 3D-perspective mosaic. I've never seen this technique used before and it's a challenge to make out any prismatically depicted portion of a scene, however, the treatment is ultimately unfulfilling since scenes portray sidewalk and cobblestone with the occasional street sign or plot of stanchions. I'd award 5 stars for concept but 2 stars for execution. 8 min. 3.5 stars.