Deus ex Machina

Religion and cartoons, it remains a loaded topic. For your diversion and enlightenment of the mind we present a program composed by our festival chairman that offers a controversial and humorous vision of religion.

Showing in this program

Book of Job

Ave Edvardsen
Norway, 2007
3 min.

A film inspired by the tale "Book of Job" from the holy bible.

Esperãnsia

Cláudio Jordão
Portugal, 2006
7 min.

"Esperãnsia" relates to the history of the Portuguese soul, eternally waiting at the dock of Saudade... If not of life, then of death...

Full of Grace

Nicole van Goethem
Belgium, 1987
8 min.

Give up Yer Aul Sins

Cathal Gaffney
Ireland, 2001
4 min.

God on Our Side

Michal Pfeffer / Uri Kranot
The Netherlands / Israel, 2005
7 min.

In the Name of God

Gottfried Mentor
Germany, 2008
4 min.

Two insignificant small black men happen to face God - something they had never expected. When God has gone they want to found a new church, but they find out that they have different views on God.

Jute: Deed Gij Ook Niet Wat U Geschiedt

Gerrit van Dijk
The Netherlands, 2004
3 min.

Lapsus

Juan Pablo Zaramella
Argentina, 2007
3 min.

Poor God

Matt Abbiss
United Kingdom, 2003
2 min.

When God is depressed, a priest turns to Him for a chat. He seems to loath our human thirst of killing each other. A simple one-cut line-drawn animation about existential despair.