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A Boy I Never Knew
Structured as a series of vignettes drawn in stark black and white, and to a soundtrack of mournful jazz, the film is a set of confessions anchored in fear, confusion, numbness, and anxiety.
Shorts 7: Survival of the Fittest
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Forget the Super Bowl, this is the real deal: the Kaboom's Official Short Film Competition.
The greatest competitions: the Olympics, the World Cup, De Eredivisie, the NBA, your local darts tournament, and of course … The Kaboom Short Film Competition. Forget the Super Bowl, the most exciting show on the planet is this competition filled with animated shorts from all corners of the galaxy.
Here, 59 films – including student shorts, films by seasoned directors and even music videos – battle it out for our coveted awards.
This program screened as part of Kaboom Animation Festival 2022
Showing in this program
Chronic
A woman's ordinary day grows in tension, until it reaches a no return point...
Impossible Figures and Other Stories I
An ominous ticking sound triggers a massive explosion. A swarm of objects and figures scatters unforgivably. In the aftermath, only a few souls remain, including an elegant elderly woman. Wandering deserted city streets, the tired, stoic woman painfully recalls what was and what could have been. As a flood slowly swallows the city, she shares a final moment of grieving beauty.
JNKYRD – Varsity (feat. Ohhyuk)
It's the end of August, the varsity soccer pre-season is almost over.
Night of the Living Dread
Ruby can’t sleep at the best of times, but when a power cut ravages her meticulous nightly routine, her sleepless night descends into a horror-fuelled labyrinth where she is haunted by some unwanted visitors in her tiny studio flat. With no place to escape, Ruby is forced to confront her darkest fears, however terrifying or embarrassing they may be.
Pimple On The Nose
This is the adventure of Red the Pimple. Crossing multiple dimensions and surviving vertiginous falls, psychedelic landscapes and colourful voracious creatures. To survive, creativity is the only possible salvation. Red's journey is a true heroic escapade. With the resurrection of a dormant-giant-donkey that governs the world's destiny, he will naively reach a peaceful new beginning.
The Seine’s Tears
17 october 1961, "Algerian workers" get down the streets to manifest against the mandatory curfew imposed by the Police prefecture.
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Wartä – Einä Ninnts
Music video for "Einä Ninnts - Wartä" 2021
We Hope You Won’t Need to Come Back
A young girl immigrated. Having to function in a new environment is slowly transforming into a routine, and herself, into a modern Frankenstein’s creation. The new approach and behaviour no longer match the old habits and patrimonial stereotypes. The decision to reunite with family and return the feeling of comfort became a turning point and reveals the process which modern immigrants experience.
