A royal collection of 51 films from all parts of the world and a great range of narrative and as much as 16 non-narrative films.
We try to enrich ourselves through prayer, faith and devotion to someone or something 'other'. Similarly, we believe in the existence of 'anomalies', such as unknowable and uncontrollable monsters. But can such beliefs advance us?
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Ketje gaat op vakantie bij zijn tante Virginie.
Herman, de nogal vreemde apotheker van het dorp, is daar al jaren op zoek naar de Diamant der Vogels.
Ketje vergezelt hem op zijn zoektocht, maar heeft meer oog voor een lelijke mot.
As a child Ketje spend his vacation in the village of his aunt Virginie. Herman, the local, rather strange pharmacist is desperately looking for the Diamond of the birds. Ketje joins him on his quest, but has more interest in an ugly moth.
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The ancient universe was different from ours today: the deities lived in our world, and planets with deities were once very close to the Earth. The deities inhabit all beings and natural phenomena. The Egyptians built the pyramids to preserve the remains of the pharaohs. All the dead pharaohs are there, with all the deities; so the earliest monuments made by human beings to commemorate the deities were also the largest tombs.
Director's statement Magician Party and Dead Crow is an installation about space. For me, the exhibition space is the whole world. During my three-month residency, the whole world changed, and a different system was established, inheriting from the previous one yet subverting it. This also corresponds to the artist’s task: you are always challenging yourself, but you can never get rid of your shadow, a hopeless yet fascinating activity.
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Somebody broke the girl's parents. The rabbit was there when it happened. It was an awful mess.
Een man waakt bij zijn vrouw, die in coma ligt. A man sits up with his wife, who is in a coma
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).
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