Angelique’s Day for Night
When she saw Francois Truffaut's La nuit Americaine / Day For Night, Angelique discovered that it was possible to dream up her life.
Animated Shorts 1
75 minutes
The LSD alphabet, a boy who‘s both human and fish, and a
hallucinatory story of consumption, sadness, redemption, and
vomit. Better buckle up, as it‘s gonna be a trippy ride...
This program screened as part of KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival 2013
Showing in this program
Apodemy
A trolley bus-cage moved by birds traverses an abandoned city: a portrait of Athens while Europe is imploding.
Braise
Cruise Patrol
On a long and dusty road a routine cruise patrol spirals totally out of control.
Feet In The Water
A film screening on the lake, on a summer night, attracts an accidental spectator.
Lil’ Red
A different take on the classic tale of Little Red Riding Hood.
LSD ABC
LSD ABC is an animated alphabet. Each letter is illustrated by its own story, animation technique and style. Therefore, the alphabet offers 26 unique and funny/crazy universes and stories. LSD ABC evokes the transiton to adult age, the in-between moment more precisely. It is thus mixing adult and childish stories and themes, feelings and emotions.
Piggy Twerp episode 63 – 3D
Piggy Twerp is no longer populair because he is 2D and not 3D.
The Missing Scarf
A black comedy exploring some of life's common fears: fear of the unknown, of failure, rejection and finally the fear of death. Narrated by George Takei.
They Both Explode
A short hallucinatory tale of consumption, sorrow, redemption and vomit. A peckish heron meets a frog with inviting eyes. They both explode.
Yonalure: Moment to Moment
This is a poem of night. A clock goes tick-tock. There isn’t the moon tonight. Then a big white globe appears in a town. It has round eyes and a pointed nose. And houses begin to move all at once. Because the moon is situated away from here, we can not pass it and leave it, either. But if the moon is following us? This is the short and long story borne by such fancy.
Ziegenort
Fish Boy is a teenager facing the challenges of growing up. His problems are especially severe, as he is different from all others: He is half boy, half fish. His drama is set against the background of a seemingly idyllic fishing village, where is father wants to teach him how to become a fisherman. The boy‘s struggle with the stigma of rejection takes place in several dimensions of interpersonal relationships. Ultimately, it also affects Fish Boy‘s relationship with himself.
Tomasz Popakul, born in 1986. Animator, musician, VJ, graphic designer. One of the most interest-ing young directors of animated films, the creator of peculiar worlds and disturbing stories.
Graduated Lodz Film School in direction animation and special effects. His debut movie Ziegenort (2013) was shown at many festivals around the world. His another project, Acid Rain (2019), ga-ined 35 awards, was shown in around 90 festivals, got a prestigious nomination for Annie Awards, and was on the long Oscar list. Created short hybrid animation Moon (2020) for HBO pandemic anthology At Home. Collaborated with Kasumi Ozeki on Acid Rain, Moon, and now ZIMA (2023).
