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With 'New Directions' Kaboom highlights (new) voices from countries without an animation film tradition or countries that are underrepresented in cinema. Take a short film trip around the world along countries such as Singapore, Cyprus, Moldova, Indonesia, Uganda, Lebanon, Colombia, Syria, India and the Dominican Republic.
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Three students divert the teacher to the wilderness and they undertake his role. It is a video clip of a song sung by Monsiuer Doumani, a Cyprus Group that mixes traditional elements with modern sounds and has a very successful international career. The three students are the personification of the members of the group as children.
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In the midst of a most restless period in the history of Indonesia, bohemian poet Chairil Anwar undertakes a desperate pursuit to leave a lasting mark in an ever-changing world.
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Trapped in Damascus, surrounded by war, a lonely man becomes increasingly lost in his fantasies of fleeing and the inner dialogues with his dog.
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تفقد الجدة حواسها، الواحدة تلو الأخرى حتى تتحول بالنهاية إلى كرسي خشبي.
خلال فترة تحولها يتبين للجدة أن خادمتها ليست الوحش الذي كانت تظنه بل على العكس، هي العائلة الحقيقية التي لا طالما بحثت عنها.
The youngest daughter of a family of sloths rebuilds her parents' and three siblings' story. Behind the human normality of a family, the wild spirit appears in everyday life's details, turning everything into untameable memories.
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In the Chinese dialect of Hokkien, "Kua Bo" stands for "cannot see". Affected by cataract, 60-year-old Tat Chuan has problems with his vision which he refuses to admit or treat. It is only after a huge blunder of seeing the lottery results wrongly that he willingly - but timidly - attends a cataract surgery.
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In a world where life forms are assembled on a production line, our so-called hero is struck by a dream as he catches a glimpse of the precedent character in an atomic instant of the production process.
Influenced by the intersections of hair, femininity and personal identity, Scalp Deep is a quick and intelligent animated short that captures the struggles of a young African woman as she navigates the expectations of others after she makes the decision to commit to a new look.
A journey into a series of abstract sequences about loneliness.
Every day, each and every one of us produces garbage: at work, at school, at home, on a walk. Everywhere. The short film describes the journey of trash on the planet. The ending of the film leaves open the question: what is the final destination of garbage?
A woman's quest for a public toilet. (India)
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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