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Not all fairytales end well: Snow White and Prince Charming have been together for twenty years when depression, anxiety and apple addiction set in.
Dark Fairytales: Happily Never After
65 minutes
Not all fairytales are so keen on "happily ever after".
Go back to the Brothers Grimm and you'll find that fairytale were, well, pretty grim. Here are some eerie and dark tales that will come back to haunt you.
This program screened as part of Kaboom Animation Festival 2022
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Blanche Fraise
A rabbit couple tries to survive in a dying world
Fast Forward Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood: the whole story in 1m 30sec.
Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty
La Meute
After a harrassing day, Marion, a young woman in her twenties, recounts her story to a policeman, hoping to be unterstood. For her, the responsible one is part of the hounds. For him, she is the one responsible.
Lucía
First part of the 2-part series Lucía, Luis y el lobo (Lucía, Luis and the Wolf). Made with charcoal, dirt, flowers, found objects and cardboard.
Muscular Princesses
Every night, all 12 daughters of the old king disappear: no one knows where they go. The old king decides to uncover the mystery…
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The Sandman
A sinister intruder creeps into the bedroom of a sleepless child and a nightmare of unspeakable horror unfolds.
This eerie stop motion film has been scaring audiences around the world for over 25 years. The original negative has been lovingly restored to create an exciting new digital master.
The Sunshine Makers
Happy dwarfs worship the sun, but the grumpy trolls insist on being surly and need a little convincing. A Cinecolor fairytale made as a commercial for beverage producer Borden. Restored copy courtesy of Thunderbean Animation.
