Competition - ANIMART 2022

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Competition

Programme 2

Sunday 10/07/2022 19:00 - 20:00 EEST - Animart Festival 2022 Official Screening
Monday 11/07/2022 07:00 - 08:00 EEST - Animart Festival 2022 Replay Screening
Total Duration: 00:57:51

MOTHER 05:46

On the evening of Independence Day lonely Solomon stands, lost in thought, on Hahagana Bridge next to the Tel Aviv central station. As the fireworks die down a vision in the sky with him as a baby and his mother appears and for a short moment, he is transported back to his childhood.

EYES AND HORNS 06:15

Exploration of masculinity begins with the Minotaur, a mythical creature Picasso used to portray himself in his etching print series. The Minotaur goes through a violent struggle between being male and female. Finally, lines blur and boundaries of sexes disappear.

VOID DREAM 04:16

I asked a blind aunt: Do you go out when you're not working? She said: "No, why go out when you're like this? I'm jealous of those who can see. Combining my own feelings and memories of night blindness and darkness, I attempt to empathise with this blind aunt in the form of a dream in which those feelings of powerlessness, loneliness, weightlessness, emptiness, ambiguity and rustling , regardless of our identity, ordinary we are all living ordinary lives in our own way.

ONCE UPON A SCAVENGER HUNT 03:16

Two friends, Juno and Harlem, set off on a long adventure to collect the first item for the scavenger hunt they are taking part in. They travel for hours through deep valleys and vast forests, encountering magnificent places they have never visited before. Upon arrival at their first destination, they are greeted by an unexpected individual followed by an even more confusing addition to their party.

ANIMAL LOCOMOTION 07:44

A non-narrative animated film of mixed media that deals with human systems and the animal self repressed within it. Ever since becoming conscious the human race has moved away from its animal nucleus by social mechanisms it has developed, these guard and protect it but also oppress and make it miserable. Thus man reaches a breaking point, abandons his clothing, his values and everything he perceived as sacred and goes on for a beastly and passionate celebration.

THE LUGGAGE ROOM / Un cuarto de equipaje 06:41

Soledad, a 65-year-old immigrant, fills a suitcase with gifts to send her family, as she embarks on a journey of fantasies and memories about her loved ones and the countless objects she has accumulated for them in a mountain of baggage inside her small room.

UNTIL THE LIGHT FADES 01:40

An aloof high-school student meets a girl, who brings about a care-free energy to his live. Yet, her existence is temporary: magically linked to a fading star. As her impending disappearance draws near, both grow determined to resist fate.

ABSENCE / Ausência 03:00

Helena only feels the presence of one thing: the absence of Marília.

EAT, ATE... 05:00

In the search for his mother during an Iranian wedding ceremony, the little lamb learns about food customs around the world...

HIDING 04:20

A young boy named Will is starting to come to terms with his sexuality. When his friends start to put pressure him to admit things that he’s not ready to share, Will has to learn the hard way that true acceptance won’t come from anyone else, but himself.

CHECKPOINT 05:50

Set in the occupied territory of modern-day Palestine, known as the West Bank, Checkpoint follows 11-year-old Leila, who wakes up before dawn every morning to try to get to school on time. Her obstacle is the military occupation of her environment, specifically, the notorious checkpoint she must cross every day to get to her school. Despite Leila’s best efforts to prepare, she cannot control the seemingly endless queue, or the strong possibility she will be randomly denied access to the other side.

DEEP 04:03

The volcano heap was full of precious stones. A greedy bird is counting his collection. Unfortunately, the volcano suddenly broke out, and both birds and gems fell into it. I wonder what choice the bird made between hope and desire, whether to fly high in the sky or stay in the volcano to guard the gems.

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