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ANIMATION ATTACK! ANIMATION ATTACK! program two: Thursday, August 27, 2009 9:30 pm at Midtown Art Cinema The Cage That is My Beauty Directed by: Ileana Daniela Darie - 3 min. - Canada A cinematographic allegory to freedom. Tin Can Heart Directed by: Rod March - 8 min. - Australia A lonely tin puppy is looking for a master to love and serve, but is it worth the cost? Ceci n'est pas une mouche (This is not a Fly) Directed by: Carlos Fraiha N. de A. Barbosa - 2 min. - UK A story about a man in an art gallery, a painted fly that seems to be playing mind games on him, and an angry security camera. Autonomy Directed by: Brad Regier - 2 min. - USA A psychologically abused robot turns the tables on its inventor. Nature's Sweet Revenge Directed by: Milly Welsh - 7 min. - USA General mistreatment of the Earth produces giant mutated bugs who take over the world! Bait Directed by: Tomi MALAKKI DIT MALAKIAS - 4 min. - Finland A friendship story about a boy and a fish amidst a pool of seals. Pie of the Day Directed by: Victoria Cook - 2 min. - USA In a greasy diner, a cat and rabbit declare war over a slice of pie. Fruitless Efforts - Fruit of the Womb submitted by: Oren Robashkin - 5 min. - USA Apple is trying to lead a normal life, but is being held back by his friends. Love Thy Neighbor Directed by: Eric McNeely, Brittany Coons, Joe Worthen - 1 min. - USA Two neighbors have a dispute over a leaf. Last Supper Directed by: kishore vijay - 1 min. - USA The dessert was to die for! Birth Directed by: Signe Baumane - 12 min. - USA Amina, a young woman, is pregnant and afraid to give birth. For consolation and advice she goes to older women, but their stories scare her even more. rock on Directed by: Em Kempf - 2 min. - USA Animated short by local Em Kempf expressing appreciation for music and drumming. Q&A Directed by: Tim and Mike Rauch - 3 min. - USA 12-year-old Joshua Littman, who has Asperger's Syndrome, interviews his mother, Sarah. Loser Pays, Winner Stays Directed by: Jerry Fuchs - 2 min. - USA The time-honored code of the Arcade. The hard part is knowing when the game is over. Global Warming is your fault! part 2 Directed by: Jerry Fuchs - 2 min. - USA Another episode pointing out the inherent dangers of Western Civilization. Anchorite Directed by: MT Maloney - 10 min. - USA An artist's struggles with his work atop the rooftops of a post-war city in this moving mural of the self. Codswallop Directed by: The Brothers McLeod - 4 min. - UK A collection of uncanny characters at crucial moments in their briefly glimpsed stories. |
Animation Attack 2009
ANIMATION ATTACK! program three Friday, August 29, 2009 11:00 pm at Eyedrum CAS'L Directed by: Bruce Bickford - 47 min. - USA Most famous for his work for Frank Zappa, Bickford is a prolific animator who uses clay; CAS'L wil be screened with live music accompaniment by Omlet. Milbe (Mite) Directed by: Karl Tebbe - 6 min. - Germany A grandmother's gigantic dust mites threaten to destroy the world. From a Cow Directed by: Danny Madden 5 min. - USA a cow's peaceful dawn is cut short by the scuffling planes above. Bloody Hands Directed by: Malakias - 7 min. - Finland An (un)holy tale about a priest. Avery Matthews Directed by: Richard Ferguson-Hull - 11 min. - USA Pilot by Turner Studios for Cartoon Network about hijinks on a farm. Abductees Directed by: Paul Vester - 11 min. - USA An animated documentary illustrating the hypnotically recovered memories of people abducted by space aliens. Story from North America Directed by: Garrett Davis - 4 min. - USA Song-based tale about a father, his son, and a spider. Made at Maryland Institute College of Art. yEAH!!! Directed by: Remy M. Larochelle - 4 min. - Canada Music video for song by Artist of the Year. Animation Attack! Feature:
Sunday, August 30, 2009 10:30 pm The Five Spot Sita Sings the Blues Directed by: Nina Paley - 90 min. - USA visit the film website Sita is a Hindu goddess, the leading lady of India’s epic the Ramayana and a dutiful wife who follows her husband Rama on a 14 year exile to a forest, only to be kidnapped by an evil king from Sri Lanka. Despite remaining faithful to her husband, Sita is put through many tests. Nina (the filmmaker Nina Paley herself) is an artist who finds parallels in Sita’s life when her husband – in India on a work project - decides to break up their marriage and dump her via email. Three hilarious Indonesian shadow puppets with Indian accents – linking the popularity of the Ramayana from India all the way to the Far East - narrate both the ancient tragedy and modern comedy in this beautifully animated interpretation of the epic. In her first feature length film, Paley juxtaposes multiple narrative and visual styles to create a highly entertaining yet moving vision of the Ramayana. Musical numbers choreographed to the 1920's jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw feature a cast of hundreds: flying monkeys, evil monsters, gods, goddesses, warriors, sages, and winged eyeballs. A tale of truth, justice and a woman’s cry for equal treatment. Sita Sings the Blues earns its tagline as "The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told." |
