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Bebot
A short story about a small-town beauty thrust into 1800’s stardom. Loosely based on Philippine folklore, this animated short defines “hot girl problems”.
New Directions
60 minutes
This programme celebrates the many, many voices that come from places where new and exciting things are happening in the animation industry.
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Forget One Direction, except Harry Styles, he's cute. This section highlights New Directions! Kaboom celebrates the many, many voices that come from places where new and exciting things are happening in the animation industry. Prepare yourself for a whole new world and take your backpack for a short film trip around the globe along countries such as the Philippines, Qatar, India, Lebanon, Cuba, Egypt, Ukraine, Colombia, and Saudi Arabia.
This program screened as part of Kaboom Animation Festival 2022
Showing in this program
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Emsahar
A young girl attempts to prevent the imminent death of her beloved grandmother by harnessing the magical powers of a local Ramadan drummer.
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Let’s Go Home
Traveling in the city of Beirut, a small fire particle finds its way into a middle aged man’s home. In this small, ragged apartment, the particle floats through the history of this household, and where, upon its entry, the reality of this man shifts from seemingly-normal, to a never-ending nightmare.
Mother
It's a story of a woman who is haunted by the nightmare of her childhood and her own destiny- the destiny of becoming the next village circumciser. When she is asked to take up the job and circumcise her own daughter, she realizes she can't abide by the traditions and customs of her community, she must fight back.
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No Se Hablara
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Shikoko – My Lover is Made in Cairo
an animated remake of an old Egyptian song by Mahmoud Shikoko called (Habibi Shoghl Cairo) Which means (My love is made in Cairo)
The Deep Water
A lonely chubby mermaid is keen on peeking at people through the water pipelines using magic. One day she falls in love with a man and, blinded by passion, comes into his apartment to satisfy her burning desires.
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The Intronauta
In a world saturated with media information, he escapes to a fantastic space thanks to his ability to draw. Through his drawings, a plant emerges from the cracks of the city, but the social order wipes it out, motivating him to become The Intronauta, an inner space navigator.
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Whisper Down the Lane
An experimental, animated short movie that takes us on a linear journey, following a string of interconnected phone calls between five individuals that eventually escalate to a bigger conflict. The short explores the concepts of communication, self-destruction, and the domino effect.
