75 minutesStarter, main course and dessert all in one: Kaboom's International Short Film Competition.
Remember that time when cinema was not a thing yet? When animation only existed within faraway dreams? Dreadful. And then Kaboom came along. Dreams became reality, and animation was king of kings. Okay okay, perhaps our story is missing a few beats, but here’s the gist: after more than a century of cinema, it all comes down to this: a showdown between animators from all over the world, dubbed the Kaboom International Short Film Competition. Whoever comes out on top, know that the one true winner is already known: the art of animation.
Showing in this program
Adíos
Pedro, 72, is trying to deal with the imminent departure of his son moving away from
home. Alex, 38, has landed a job as a nurse all the way in England and knows that
moving will be hard for his father. As they go on one last hunt, which is filled with
repressed words and feelings, they discover that their dog Canela has swallowed fox
poison. Alex and Pedro both deal with this tragedy with opposing views. Will this
disaster help them to bond and finally connect over the deep sadness Pedro feels?
Back to the Basswood
Léonie shows Rose the village where she was born. It’s an opportunity to take a stroll through the sunny
streets and down memory lane.
Bon Appetite
Film Synopsis: In intimate relationships, some individuals perceive their partner as an extension of themselves, believing "you are me, and I am you." Under the influence of hormones, the idea of merging with the other person dominates their mind, as if consuming the other could maintain a symbiotic state. Using surrealist techniques, this film explores pathological symbiosis in intimate relationships, with the sheep and the flower serving as metaphors for male and female. It narrates the process of an intimate relationship from acquaintance to termination to rebirth.
Circle
A young girl draws a circle on the sidewalk. Strangers curiously step inside it, crowding together. The circle fills with a community of diverse people.
Long Distance
A fly takes flight to meet a close friend.
Scars We Love
Gaspard is still very much in love with Leïla.
They meet in a crowded bar a month after she left him.The conversation turns awry and, as he feels tears welling up, Gaspard seeks refuge under the tablecloth, away from prying eyes and closer to his memories…
Supersilly
After entering a tent, a little girl emerges frightened, grown up and strangely dressed in a rabbit costume.
In this inner journey, this young woman will understand the original drama that causes the suffering she is enduring today.
The Painting
A short film made using pinscreen animation, The Painting explores the 1652 portrait of Queen Mariana of Austria by Velázquez. Michèle Lemieux demonstrates incredible mastery of the pinscreen, playing with shadow and light to evoke the tragic fate of Mariana, who was married to her uncle at the age of 14. Both painful and tender, this experimental work is a poem of a film: a meditation on the brutality of institutionalized incest and art’s power to capture the soul.
The Shortest Relationship in the World
This may be the shortest relationship in the world.
Vegan Mayo
Irreverent and suggestive. The most vegan and spicy animation you will see this decade. Only suitable for adult audiences who bring their sense of humour to the theatre. She is all that: A super empath, a justice warrior and your favourite confidence queen… but then again, maybe she’s just a sausage.
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