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.

This program screened as part of HAFF 2014

Showing in this program

Borne by the Birds

• Marko Tadić
• Croatia / Finland, 2013
• 13 min.

This short poetic fantasy story is a combination of live action and animation with a classic structure. It describes the incredible life of a mystic man believed to have lived through several centuries which he spent travelling cities and sites of historical importance, where he caused unusual changes. A graceful and evocative painting animation on postcards creates a film about the fictionalization of memories, symbols of identity and immortality.
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Crossing Victoria

• Steven Woloshen
• Canada, 2013
• 3 min.

Two decades ago, Canadian experimentalist Steven Woloshen - known for his camera-less and drawn-on-film animation - made a treacherous, late night winter journey across an old, Montréal historical landmark. Through the freezing rain, wind and snow, these were the ironclad hallucinations that he encountered on his path. As events becomes more distant, memories fade into abstract shapes.

Darling

• Izabela Plucińska
• Poland, 2013
• 6 min.

What is memory loss? In the labyrinth of fear, a stranger becomes a close person and home turns into a trap. Groping her way down the track of familiar objects and shapes, the character is trying to go back to the life that used to be her own. This latest clay animation from Izabela Plucinska is a captivating picture of the feeling of being lost and alienated and an attempt at putting the pieces that fail to fit together into a whole.
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Elements II

• Michaela Schwentner
• Austria, 2013
• 8 min.

French electroacoustic composer Paul Clouvel invited me to do a visualisation of his piece 'elements II'.
The work is black and white and contains just geographic elements which are used specifically according to the sound sequences.
The images are all computer generated and animated by quartz composer patches.
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Hollywood Blvd, USA

• Stephen Hillenburg
• United States, 2013
• 2 min.

Animated walk cycles of people on Hollywood Blvd [2007-2010].
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I Love Hooligans

• Jan-Dirk Bouw
• The Netherlands, 2013
• 12 min.

A football hooligan feels unconditional love for his club. However, being gay, he has to hide his identity in order to survive in this world that is so precious to him. A tale of love for the game and the loneliness of the soul. 

Lake

• Steven Subotnick
• United States, 2013
• 4 min.

a burial on a frozen lake

Orlando’s Book

• Wendy Morris
• Belgium, 2013
• 3 min.

A book of English landscapes was awarded to a boy who grew up on mission stations in southern Africa in the 19th c. This book is the starting point of a reflection on literary memories of places known but never visited, and on places experienced but never seen illustrated in books.
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Run

• Stuart Pound
• United Kingdom, 2013
• 5 min.

A fragment taken from an well known Science Fiction film is changed into a semi-abstract experience in which the world is literally turned on its side.

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The Resonance

• Mateusz Sadowski
• Poland, 2013
• 6 min.

Mute stop-motion film with corrugated cardboard offers a layered experience of images. Images that take on different shapes.

Wonder

• Mirai Mizue
• Japan / France, 2014
• 8 min.

The 365-second animation consists of 8760 sequence of pictures, all different shape and color, hand-drawn by the director everyday in 365 days. This is the ultimate analog approach by the abstract animated film creator in digital era.