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This experimental animation by Max Hattler approaches Hong Kong’s built environment from the conceptual perspective of celluloid film, by applying the technique of film animation to the photographic image. The city’s signature architecture of horizon-eclipsing housing estates is reimagined as parallel rows of film strips: Serial Parallels.
The experimental film Sacred Clockworks reflects religion through photographic animation of their impressive sacral architecture. Thereby the Domes of churches, mosques or synagogues are treated like clockworks – infinitely continuous, embodying thousands of years of history. The film examines the dome’s distinctive structure built from multiple layers of circular patterns. It pays homage to the beautiful art that emerged from religious institutions without overlooking the fact that these same institutions led to violence, suffering and death. The film reminds us of the commonalities of different religions by examining the similarities of their sacral architecture. A statement for more tolerance and against any fundamentalism.
Should the Russians join the EU, their post-communist trauma of anarchy will spread in the globalized Europe. Ruski make-up comes into fashion.
A group of tired playground visitors meet at night for a last contest.
It’s a normal day in a communal apartment. Someone is reading, someone else is ironing. A child runs down the corridor. Then suddenly the room quakes; everything changes and life is turned upside down.
Three-legged dog sketch Rouff is sad and lonely. To escape his loneliness, he folds a new friend, Pete, from the paper he is drawn on.
Dancing is the most beautiful thing in the world! But without partners it isn’t even half as much fun. So the little rhino has to get an idea how to make everybody dance with him.
The stone-people Hew and Kew have seen a lot in their everlasting lives on top of their mountain. Therefore they’re only mildly amazed by the ongoings in the valley below, they’ve got their own little problems to deal with. But all of a sudden, Mankind is discovering and inventing, instead of just woozeling, and this new behaviour starts to threaten Hew’s and Kew’s stoic peacefulness…
A short movie about making the wrong decisions at the wrong time.
The man lives alone in a small apartment. The little contact he had with other people has dropped to zero since the rabbit appeared. Every attempt to get the rabbit out of his apartment has failed and since he is not sure whether or not pets are allowed in the building, he does not let anybody enter his apartment.
Play of abstract forms, patterns, rhythms and sounds. “Quimtai” is an abstract Animation based upon pre-colombian patterns of the now extinct Tairona and Quimbaya indigenous cultures of Colombia and is also inspired by the german absolute cinema. The animation was laser engraved directly onto 35mm Black Lead film as part of an elaborated technical manufacturing process.
Cool Cat invites you! To join the world of Pussy Love. Enjoy a show of lust and laziness! The claws are sharp, the soda is sparkling and the fur is getting wet. Romance is kitsch. But even the most jaded cat can still be lost for love.
Three little sparrows are trying to chant their song, but are constantly interrupted by a strange fellow, a big grey bird with a bagpack propeller…
“Prince Rat” is a fairy tale with all the ingredients needed: A castle, a princess, a prince, a dragon, a secret admirer and deep emotions, but also with an unexpected ending and an uncommon truth about little heroes and big desire …
POSTPARTUM describes the chaotic phase of life in which the protagonist finds herself after becoming a mother for the first time. Pumped up with hormones and lacking sleep, this intense phase has burned deep into her heart. The overwhelming and absurd first days are narrated as snippets of thoughts and visualised by short animations. The mother dreams that she should feed her baby with »Mett« (ground pork) and she wonders whether breastfeeding mothers will survive the longest when the apocalypse is imminent, because they could feed themselves.
Konstantin is moving away from the wonderful empire of the plywood pirates. But how he can confess it his best friends Laurin and Digger?
A troubled relationship between Cat & Mouse set in the distant future.
A child is accidently raised by a TV.
A girl is stuck in a loop of opressive hair-combing. Her rage is growing until it finally breaks through and she escapes her passivity. But whereto? One breakout leads to another and she changes into different stages of herself. Will she reach her freedom? Drawn animation meets claymation meets live action.
The penguin-waiter wants the penguin-party to be perfect.