People Are Strange (When You’re a Stranger)
70 minutes
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. 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?
This program screened as part of Kaboom Animation Festival 2024
Showing in this program
Crocodile
The story of a former opera star who must by the will of Fate work as a Crocodile in a styrofoam costume entertaining children in the children’s playroom of a shopping centre.
Teeth
Things of worth are often neglected in favour of that which is more immediately gratifying. Unfortunately, things that are neglected are often lost forever.
The Pearce Sisters
The Pirate of Love
Story of doomed love, vanished man and loneliness.
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Tragic Story With a Happy Ending
Some people are different against their will All they wish is to be equal to the others, deliciously mixing among the crowd. There are people spending the rest of their lives fighting to achieve this, denying or hiding their differences. Some other assume it and raise up themselves, getting their place close to others.
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Uncle
A nephew recalls the sometimes-lonely and often-eccentric life of his beloved uncle.
Vincent
Young Vincent Malloy dreams of being just like Vincent Price and loses himself in macabre daydreams which annoys his mother.
