These shorts couldn't get into the Competition, but they are worth their spot on Kaboom 2022!
For various reasons, these shorts are not in Kaboom's Competition... But my god, they are worth every minute of your time. Too Good to Ignore collects 7 shorts that will blow you away on their own terms.
Margrethe Danielsen's staggering short shows an eager little bear waiting for his birthday guests to arrive. Slowly he realizes he has been rejected. But the determination to celebrate his birthday is still strong, and, free as a bird, his hunt for company begins.
Conveying simple spaces with scattered objects, Butterfly Jam is about a young girl who describes her father and his relationship with all his pets that he never really knew how to look after.
Easter Eggs is a zany, yet subtle adventure about an unhealthy relationship and vulnerability. The Chinese restaurant is empty. The exotic bird's cage stands wide open. Two friends, Jason and Kevin, see this as an opportunity to catch and sell them. Catching the birds ain't as simple as it seems.
A real cinematographic treat, Fall of the Ibis King focuses on the antagonist of a strange opera and how he becomes increasingly unsettled, following the unlikely return of the former lead actor.
The bourgeoisie is having a celebration in a round room where eating, sipping and dancing is followed by dancing, sipping and eating. This could go round and round forever...
After an earthquake in Naples bay, the body of a man is found. The Italian police believe the man killed himself 40 years ago. They contact Dino and his daughter Victoria for a DNA test. During this unexpected journey together, the young woman digs into her father’s mysterious past while Dino immerses himself unwillingly in the scenery of his childhood.
Imaginative prison films? They exist! Here, locked up and isolated, a prisoner starts to merge his imagination with the real world and tries to escape the prison with his newly found powers.
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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