What problems do we bump into when traveling through space, colonizing planets or even hopping universes?

This program screened as part of Kaboom Animation Festival 2019

Showing in this program

Ah Pook Is Here

• Philip Hunt
• United Kingdom, 1994
• 6 min.

This 1994 stop-frame interpretation of recordings by the late William S. Burroughs, was crafted around a selection of tracks from the album "Dead City Radio" produced by Hal Willner & Nelson Lyon - and featuring music by John Cale.

Awaria

• Krzysztof Kiwerski
• Poland, 1975
• 11 min.

In an animation without dialogues, Krzysztof Kiwerski argues in a witty and somewhat perverse way: "Don't litter". Nothing is lost in space, and every action has its consequences

Cosmoetico

• Martina Scarpelli
• Italy, 2015
• 4 min.

What is before the smallest possible part of the universe?

Lorn – Anvil

• Hélène Jeudy / Antoine Caëcke
• France, 2016
• 3 min.

The year 2100. In an effort to combat overpopulation, the postmortem social network "Anvil" is released.

Missing One Player

• Lei Lei
• China, 2015
• 4 min.

During a majong game a bad situation occurs. Everyone waits for the last player to show up. The three have no choice but to wait and sit there silently in tears.
However, they do believe that the fourth player will come. They look up to they sky waiting for this miracle to happen.

Phone Home

• The Brothers Mcleod
• United Kingdom, 2012
• 2 min.

A short animated comedy about the first phone call from Mars.

Planemah

• Jakob Schmidt
• Germany, 2016
• 6 min.

Planemah is a dark fairytale about a megalomaniac king who wants to solve the secrets of universe and existence. The allegory is about desire, ruthlessness and the complete loss of control.

Poor God

• Matt Abbiss
• United Kingdom, 2003
• 2 min.

A priest turns to God for a chat.

Radiovision – Astronomy

• Tamara Bogovac
• Serbia, 2018
• 3 min.

Halley’s Comet, as a motive, leads us into the bright past of the little boy, Tatomir, who plays marble games with his peers. In a fantastic way, through play and curiosity, he begins his journey to explore the Universe.

Spacedogs

• Sophia Schoenborn
• Germany, 2017
• 5 min.

If you were a dog in outer space what would you do?
The story unfolds in the depths of space: On a weird planet the dogs live as they please, but are confronted with their willful surroundings.

The Meaning of Life

• Don Hertzfeldt
• United States, 2005
• 12 min.

The evolution of humanity, through countless eons.