Pushing the Boundaries - Animation & Experimental
Sunday 28 March : 4pm : Cineworld : (87mins) : £3
An inspiring selection from the cutting edge of filmmaking with a rich of mix of styles, techniques and genres to explore. Featuring filmmakers from Slovakia, Netherlands, Russia, France, Germany, Iceland, UK, Switzerland and Finland. Followed by a directors’ Q& A session.
|Viliam
A story of Viliam, who lives his own animated life within the real world. Childish fun turns into a problem; the problem becomes a solution. No solution is perfect though….
Dir. Veronika Obertova (Slovakia) 7 mins 19 secs
|Dessicator
Extreme weather conditions lash the plateau keeping the local inhabitants in a state of constant struggle from which there is no escape. The elements mould the landscape into an abstract beauty, but at the same time destroys all human activity.
Dir. Wijnand Geraerts & Monique Stoop (Netherlands) 12 mins 19 secs
|A Squid Like Me
A little squid tells the story of himself.
Dir. Tatiana Moshkova (Russia/England) 1 min
|Mei Ling
An idle young Chinese woman lives along in her flat waiting for her lover. One day she finds a little octopus in the kitchen sing and decides to adopt it to avoid boredom. The octopus grows up…..
Dir. Stephanie Lansaque and François Leroy (France) 15 mins
|Silence
Without resorting to the past or a display of violence, the film examines human rightsviolations in relation to the human
shadow by challenging the viewer with the tactics of propaganda in the absence of hero, victim or villain
Dir. Ava Lanche (Germany/Iceland) 3 mins 13 secs
|Hungerford: Symphony of a London Bridge
A modern-day city-symphony. The film presents an abstract journey over Hungerford Bridge and the footbridges alongside it.
Dir. Alex Barrett (UK) 2 mins 58 secs
|Peripheria
There are no more open spaces in Switzerland that is why the Swiss Navy sets out to conquer the South Pole!
Dir. Barelli Marcel (Switzerland) 8 mins
|Qu’est-ce qu’un trou noir (What is a Black Hole?)
For anyone who has ever wanted to know all there is to know about black holes without ever daring to ask….
Dir. Marc Chevalier (France) 4 mins 41 secs
|Panca Popolare Italiana (Italian Popular Bench)
Since the autumn of 2000 the same park bench in Finanze Square in Rome has given rest and shelter to hundreds of people, witnessing the passage and the meeting of people of all entities.
Dir. Werther Germondari (Italy) 10 mins
|Suck-A-Thumb
Konrad is a bright, kind young boy, but he has a terrible addition! See him suck! Hear his mother’s scream! See the terrible scissors go snip-snap! Not for the faint hearted.
Dir. Richard Mansfield (UK) 5 mins 45 secs
|Stretching
An eccentric character concocts crazy, rhythmic exercises along the streets of Manhattan. The surrounding architecture mingles with his playful dance joining in his merriment.
Dir. François Vogel (France) 4 mins 30 secs
|Hankala Pelikuva (The Difficult Reflection)
A girl’s ugly side follows her to a song contest.
Dir. Milla Nybondas, Kristina Laine (Finland) 3 mins 36 secs
|Familjelampan (The Unplugged Son)
After years of travelling, Adrian arrives to dad’s birthday dinner, but feels like an outsider. Thanks to his present to dad he gets in contact with his family again.
Dir. Milla Nybondas (Finland) 8 mins 55 secs