Projects in categories: Animation

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An animation series that draws attention to the collective amnesia of the 1922 Great Fire of Smyrna/Izmir by examining the urban park, Fuar, built on top of its ruins. By layering two different printmaking techniques, drypoint etching and risograph, the project seeks to explore and highlight the contrast between eras and to inform them of each other. Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2023

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Zindy uncovers a huge secret after being seduced by a mysterious gift, in this modern re-telling of the classic fairy tale ‘The Red Shoes.’

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Living with a sick loved one can have benefits and problems, a self-reflected documentary inspired by the memories and the record collection of the director's father. Official Selection Animafest Zagreb 2023 Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2023

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Christopher embarks on a transatlantic voyage as a passenger on a cargo ship. His hopes of finding out what lures so many men to sea sets him on a journey into solitude, fantasy, and obsession. Official Selection Venice Film Festival 2022 - World Premiere Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2023 Official Selection SXSW Film Festival 2023 - Animated Shorts Competition - Special Jury Recognition for Animation Directing

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A Clown dreams of being a Circus performer, but soon learns that practice makes perfect!

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Cockadoodledo! Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2022 Official Selection Encounters Film Festival 2022 Official Selection Animist Tallin International Animation Festival 2023

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A stranger in the family becomes a ghost child and awakens the monsters and desires of a queer childhood... THE PERPETRATORS collages film, animation and archive in a dreamy autofiction of queer darkness, incorporating 1980s Stranger Danger, the construction of homosexual identity and the institution of the family. Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2023

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In a nondescript forest, two exiled individuals are about to reincarnate into the next life while striking up an intimate conversation on family legends, collective histories, love tales and folklore. The dialogue between the two characters appears only on screen, as the film is led by a sonic narrative – a score composed for the work by British trumpeter Kevin G. Davy. Juxtaposing analogue film and digital animation, the film collapses notions of time and space. The project explore queerness, migration, and colonial ghosts haunting relations amongst China, West Africa and the Caribbean past and now, drawing from both personal and historical perspectives. Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam 2023 - World premiere

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This film revisits the Chinese wallpaper from the 18th century at Harewood House. Such an exotic artefact was used by the landed gentry as a token of other to imagine the wider world. As the wallpaper was made in China, this film also explores self-representation through the artist’s personal photos.

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Overly curious Mary visits her boyfriend's flat for the first time, just to discover it’s been stripped bare of all personal belongings. After being denied an explanation, she climbs into his head.

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A mysterious intergalactic art collector has their sights on one of earth's masterpieces. But a plucky security guard ensures it will not be a simple lift.

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A film exploring the alternative human and animal perspectives on the implications of climate change using sand animation to illustrate a piece of writing by acclaimed novelist Jeanette Winterson.