Programme 11

1. BEFORE HER BODY LEFT 07:23
China 2022
Directed by: Yuxin Yang
Screenplay: Yuxin Yang
Animation: Yuxin Yang
Technique: 2D computer animation
Music: Zhishan Guan
Production/School: Academy of Arts & Design，Tsinghua University
Dialogue language: Chinese
Subtitles language: English



Trans woman, scrutinizing her reflection in the mirror. A tangling battle between the self and the allo-self, in a surreal dream, secretly happens. Meanwhile, her desires become an alien, breast floating, tentacles trembling, constantly luring her to the outside world...




2. PALOMA 07:35
Brazil 2020
Directed by: Alex Reis
Screenplay: Alex Reis, Laura MC, Henrique de Paula, Luiz Azevedo, Luiz Moura
Animation: Helen Okuma
Music: Alex Kim Manso
Production/School: Alex Reis , Lena Araujo, Victor Morelli / FAAP
Dialogue language: English, Portuguese
Subtitles language: English

In the middle of Praça da Sé, in São Paulo, Paloma - a dove like any other - swallows a chip and gains awareness. But what was supposed to be a blessing ends up revealing something terrible: she, like all doves, always ate scraps. Given this, Paloma goes after justice for the doves and, next to Pru, find out more about who she has become and her place among legs, rats and other inhabitants of the city.


3. MANIMALS 03:09
Poland 2021
Directed by: Klara Woźniak
Screenplay: Klara Woźniak
Animation: Klara Woźniak
Technique: 3d animation
Music: Biedna Dziewczyna

The title Manimals is a blend of the words man and animals. Following the example of the so-called wet market where live animals are traded, I have created a virtual world that becomes an arena for the mutual domination of these two species.


4. DEPART 06:02
United Kingdom 2022
Directed by: Nathaniel Jacob Bastow
Screenplay: Nathaniel Jacob Bastow
Production/School: Nathaniel Jacob Bastow
Dialogue language: English



This movie tackles the topic of oppression vicariously through a robots (LEN-I) struggles as a painter trying to maintain his artistic freedom and expression. However, Where creativity is illegal, artistic freedom is often hard to conceal and leads LEN-I to his inevitable fate. As a final act of defiance, LEN-I makes a strong statement to keep his integrity, thus freeing himself of the shackles from an oppressive state.




5. CONVERSATION AMONG THE ROUINS 07:15
United States of America 2022
Directed by: Haeun Yoo
Screenplay: Haeun Yoo
Animation: Haeun Yoo
Technique: 2d Digital
Music: Sean Renner
Production/School: Haeun Yoo / California Institute of the Arts
Dialogue language: English



Two friends go on a road trip for photographs. At the scenic destination one hesitantly reveals a big secret; and their relationship takes an irreversible turn.




6. WEIGHT 07:51
United States of America 2022
Directed by: Jairus Williams
Screenplay: Jairus Williams
Animation: Jairus Williams
Technique: 3D Computer Animated
Music: Nicoletta Nomicou
Production/School: University of Southern California
Dialogue language: English



Aaron wrestles with his memories of his abusive father and struggles to let go of his traumatic past.




7. RUNAWAY 02:32
United Kingdom 2021
Directed by: Piers Shepherd-Rose, Paulina Rybakaite, Callum McKay
Screenplay: Piers Shepherd-Rose, Paulina Rybakaite, Callum McKay
Animation: Piers Shepherd-Rose
Technique: 3d Computer Animated
Music: Rose
Production/School: University of Hertfordshire
Dialogue language: English



An old man rescues an troubled teenager who turns out to be something more than a runaway...




8. MERCIFUL ANGEL / Milosrdni Andjeo 09:39
Serbia and Montenegro 2022
Directed by: Bettina Sremko
Screenplay: Bettina Sremko
Animation: Bettina Sremko
Technique: mixed technique
Music: Gergely Buttinger
Production/School: József Fülöp
Dialogue language: English, Serbian
Subtitles language: English



“Merciful Angel” is a short 9-minute animated documentary about the NATO airstrikes which occurred in 1999 in the former republic of Yugoslavia. We are able to get a glimpse of the events through the eyes of two young boys and their family. Through the combination of 3D animation and 2D rotoscopy, we are able to observe almost lifelike characters in a documentary manner, and dream sequences that are able to convey the fear that came with the war situation unfolding. The movie was inspired by interviews, in which the subjects participating were able to tell their own stories. These stories were then put together, building up to a visual narrative that's understandable even for those who never experienced a similar situation.




9. THE DREAM ON THE GRIPTAPE / Sonho na lixa 03:45
France 2021
Directed by: Lise Pautonnier
Screenplay: Lise Pautonnier
Technique: 2d Animation
Music: Tiago Allan, Jérémie Esperet, Brunet Monteux
Production/School: Ecole Emile Cohl
Dialogue language: Portuguese



Two skateboarder girls spend the day filming tricks in the streets of Rio de Janeiro for a professional project. Police control is going to derail and will come to destroy their dreams.