Different Minds, Altered States

65 minutes
Different Minds, Altered States

It's
a cliché that everyone's view of the world is different, but it's an
inescapable reality for those whose minds function very differently.
Whether through injury, developmental disorders or illnesses like
depression and schizophrenia, a portion of us perceive the world in
significantly altered ways. This program is devoted to paying attention
to these altered states of mind.

This program screened as part of KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival 2018

Showing in this program

Analysis Paralysis

Analysis Paralysis

  • Anete Melece
  • Switzerland, 2016
  • 9 min.

Anton’s head is bursting with thoughts. The gardener is seething with anger: who has trampled her flower beds?
In the park Anton is looking for someone to play chess with. For someone who plays a better game than his dog. The gardener is looking for a mysterious serial vandal who has lost a yellow boot. But what if they both are looking for the same thing?

Anatole’s Little Saucepan

Anatole’s Little Saucepan

  • Eric Montchaud
  • France, 2014
  • 5 min.
Anna Rayner – Darkest of Blue

Anna Rayner – Darkest of Blue

  • Oksana Kurmaz
  • Ukraine, 2017
  • 3 min.

A young girl struggles with sadness and anxiety too often as for an eight-year, and, with the help of music power, she accumulates strength in herself to overcome the depressive mood and return to a normal happy life.

But Milk Is Important

But Milk Is Important

  • Anna Mantzaris / Eirik Grønmo Bjørnsen
  • Norway, 2012
  • 10 min.

A man with social phobias has his routine changed.

Half-Sleep

Half-Sleep

  • Elia Hüneburg
  • Germany, 2018
  • 2 min.

One is still awake, weltering, restlessly in his bed. The night went late. Someone is hammering on the door.

Nailbiter

Nailbiter

  • Laura Hodkin
  • United Kingdom, 2017
  • 3 min.

A girl travelling on the subway becomes increasingly stressed as she is harassed by the strangers around her.

Skhizein

Skhizein

  • Jérémy Clapin
  • France, 2008
  • 13 min.

Having been struck by a 150-ton meteorite, Henry has to adapt to living precisely ninety-one centimeters from himself.

Through The Hawthorn

Through The Hawthorn

  • Anna Benner / Pia Borg / Gemma Burditt
  • United Kingdom, 2014
  • 9 min.

Three characters, three perspectives, three directors. A session between a psychiatric, a schizophrenic patient and his mother.

Unanimated

Unanimated

  • Emilio Martí López
  • Spain, 2011
  • 7 min.

A cartoon character goes to therapy because he feels rejected in a 'live-action' world which dislikes those who are different.