Let's raise a toast to the outsiders, to those who dwell in the shadows of existence, but also to vulnerability. Without, we are nothing.
A depressed Jim Morrison was euphoric when he came up with a chorus for a new song with his band The Doors in 1967. He had scribbled down "People are strange when you're stranger. Faces look ugly when you're alone", referring to outcasts, those on the edges of society who feel alienated and misunderstood, unwanted even. It's arguably something we can all relate to. In the theatre where it all started for Kaboom back in 2019, let's raise a toast to those who remain in solitude and dwell in the shadows of existence. Let's celebrate vulnerability and fringe characters, because aren't we all a bit weird or obsessed after all?
Anatole is always dragging a sauce pan behind they. No one knows exactly how they got it. Occasionally it gets stuck on something, making them slower than the others. One day they are fed up and decides to hide it. Fortunately, that doesn't happen overnight.
A former opera star has to entertain the children in a shopping centre, dressed as a crocodile. This disgusts him so much that he starts behaving rudely. Winner Cartoon d’Or 2010.
A disturbing tale about a man's lifelong obsession with teeth. Featuring the voice of Richard E. Grant.
An amusingly bleak-hearted tale of two weather-lashed old spinsters. Lol and Edna Pearce live on a remote and austere strip of coast. They scrape out a miserable existence from the sea. The Pearce Sisters is a tale of love, loneliness, guts, gore, nudity, violence, smoking and cups of tea. Winner Cartoon d'Or 2007
Daniel C, a truck driver, records an entire CD of ballads for Sherry. Can his music conquer his loneliness?
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Some people are different against their will. All that they wish is to be equal to the others. In this allegorical fairytale a girl - whose heart beats faster than normal and so loudly that it bothers the neighbours - seeks both acceptance and escape.
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A nephew recalls the sometimes-lonely and often-eccentric life of his beloved uncle. Debut film of Australian animator Adam Elliot (Mary and Max).
Young Vincent Malloy dreams of being just like Vincent Price and loses himself in macabre daydreams which annoys his mother. Early Tim Burton short with a voiceover by Vincent Price.
Kaboom Animation Festival is the one-stop-shop for the latest and greatest in all things animated. Ranging from cutting-edge experimental arthouse to colorful stories for families and kids, Kaboom will cater to the animation needs of all. Yes, even yours, my amazing weirdo friend!
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