Agressie
Many forms of aggression are shown in this handdrawn contemplation.
Do Try This at Home – Amateur Animation on Film
100 minutes
There is nothing quite like the charm of home movies, is there? Curator Roloff de Jeu took a deep dive into the archive and came back with this unique animated programme.
There’s nothing quite like home movies, is there? Their boundless creativity, sheer audacity and their charming clunkiness forgiven by poetry of the commonplace have become an inherent part of our visual culture. Jonas Mekas even made an avant-garde career out of it. When filmmaking entered our homes over a century ago, of course, so did animation. Countless amateur filmers started passion projects and experimented with stop-motion or cel animation and left their friends and family stunned when projecting their magic from the comfort of their living room. Using 16mm film and later the more versatile 8mm or Super8 format, some of these ambitious creatives turned their hobby into a career, while others just used their films in classrooms or at the Filmliga clubs. And although many a film has disappeared, luckily for our curator Roloff de Jeu, a great deal of them have been preserved.
In crafting his 2024 programme, Roloff has extended his gaze beyond his personal collection: he meticulously explored the “Smalfilm” archive at Beeld & Geluid to compile a programme featuring animations that trace the origins of our cherished art form – born out of creative experimentation in domestic settings. Due to the distinctive and delicate nature of these original masterpieces, these films will be presented in the highest-quality digital copies available. And who knows, you might feel the urge to go and film your own home movies, so yes please, try this at home!
This program screened as part of Kaboom Animation Festival 2024
Showing in this program
Beat
The power of music shows an intense clash between a band and a violin player. A deadly metamorphosis is the end result.
Circus
Cartoon set in a circus run by mice until the cat wakes up.
De Bloem
Nature strikes back when a dictator trashes a gardeners flower.
De Inspektie
When a general inspects his troops, some can't contain themselves.
De Klos
What seems innocent animation with household objects shows the sad state of domestic violence in some homes.
De Marionet
A military force seems to be pulling the political strings.
De Sleutel van de Psychiater
A psychiatrist has a very straightforward but dubious work ethic.
De Verleiding
Tough choice for this hungry farmer between a maid and a good tasty wiener.
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De Vlieg
When a man tries to enjoy his newspaper and coffee, a fly drives him insane.
Een Film Over een Hondje
When you walk the dog and end up in a bar.
Grand Ballet des Balais
A happy couple enjoy cleaning the house together, pixilation-style.
Hello Dolly
Direct-on-film animation set to a famous musical soundtrack.
Help
This short cry for help shows how the evolution of transportation pollutes the earth.
Het Ei
An egg drinks a little too much eggnogg at the animator's desk. The animator is played by the director himself.
Incident
An ant is trampled by an elephant.
Kwek Kwek
Simple cut-out animation set to a hilarious musical earworm.
Onze Dienstwillige Dienaren
Exploring household items from the bathroom to tell a little story.
Poes Pas
With Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565 by Bach played on an organ in a church, a boy and his escaped cat perform a sublime Mickey Mousing act.
Presto
A Musical interlude in direct-on-film animation.
Pteryphlegia
Made on music by Yes and based on paintings by the animator, the birth of alternative lifeforms unfolds on a strange planet.
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Scherpstelstrook
Harry Schäfer's home made "Focus Now" film leader.
Tiny Tot
A subtle, gentle exercise in animation with a dot and sticks.
Tophat Serenade
Set to the music of Duke Ellington, a drunk trombone player wakes up the street.
U Bent Nummer 12175753
A hard working man ends up being just a number.
