The Strawberry Shorts Film Marquee @ Fordham Fest 2010: Programme 2

The Strawberry Shorts Film Marquee
@ Fordham Fest 2010

Programme 2: Animation
Friday 6th August: Screening 16:00 – 18:00

A selection of the very latest and best animation from all over the world.

A Style Called Crying Chic

A Style Called Crying Chic

Filmmaker: George Wu

When a young woman is found murdered in an abandoned train yard, a suspect is brought in for questioning.

(4:48, Animation, UK, 2007)

Chromosome XYZ

Chromosome XYZ

Chromosome XYZ explores the symbolic relationship of man and women through episodes of solitude, intimacy and isolation as the product of love.

(12:30, Animation, CA, 2009)

Harmony

Harmony

Filmmaker: Christopher Chidlow

A short animated piece telling the story of an origami frog that is also a message written by a mysterious stranger for someone called Harmony. How is the origami frog going to be able to find this person? After all, he is just a paper frog… Maybe science could help?

(1:30, Animation, UK, 2009)

Junk

Junk

Filmmaker: Kirk Hendry, Lydia Russel

A tale of obsession with junk food that may prove hard to swallow!

(6:00, Animation, UK, 2009)

BODY

BODY

Filmmaker: Zhivko Dimitrov

Inspired by phenomenology and the role of the human body in shaping perceptions of reality, BODY follows the journey of a fictional character in search for answers to the grand questions of life, the universe, and everything.

(4:13, Animation, UK, 2009)

The Legend of Roc

The Legend of Roc

Filmmaker: Mo Rahman

In nature the strong prey on the weak for survival. When greed enters the land and disrupts the balance of nature, crimson beauty must seek refuge elsewhere to protect those close to it.

(2:06, Animation, UK, 2010)

Rapunzel Skips

Rapunzel Skips

Filmmaker: Jane Glynn

Rapunzel is on her way to the tower when she takes a wrong turn and finds herself lost in the woods.

(3:36, Animation, UK, 2009)

Movements of the Clouds

Movements of the Clouds

Movement of clouds is a musically lead animation, it explores the world of unattainable love.

It is a modern and poignant take on folklore and fairy tales of the past.

(2:07, Animation, UK, 2010)

The Illusionist

The Illusionist

Filmmaker: Amy Nicholls

A magician performs illusions to amaze and humor in a world where what you see, is not what you get!

(2:27, Animation, UK, 2009)

Evening Tea

Evening Tea

Filmmaker: Artiom Barkun

Drinking tea at night while moths and bats fly round the room.

(1:45, Animation, UK, 2010)

Abelianas

Abelianas

Filmmaker: Miguel Jara

Abelianas is an animal tractatus of violence and movement, of trace and color contrast.

(4:12, Animation, CO, 2009)

Heartstrings

Heartstrings

Filmmaker: Rhiannon Evans

Falling in love only lasts as long as a piece of string.

(2:51, Animation, UK, 2009)

Dog’s Day Afternoon

Dog's Day Afternoon

Filmmaker: Avgousta Zourelidi

A story about a dog, an old lady and some . . . donuts.

(2:57, Animation, UK, 2008)

Goatsucker

Goatsucker

Filmmaker: Russel Taysom

There’s something in the fields . . . something evil!

(1:22, Animation, UK, 2010)

Zvireci Jidlo Poprve

Zvireci Jidlo Poprve

Filmmaker: Vivien Peach

He loves his pets!

(3:00, Animation, UK, 2010)

One Person Street

One Person Street

Filmmaker: Heidi Stokes

One Person Street is about a World were only one street exists.

A gangster type character dances playfully to a contradictory melancholic musical score, as metaphor for the personal journey that he himself has to build.

(1:36, Animation(musical), UK, 2009)

The Star Destroyer Potemkin

The Star Destroyer Potemkin

Filmmaker: Karsten Koehler

Homage/Mash-up to Sergei Eisenstein’s Battleship Potemkin, performed by Lego Star Wars Minifigures.

(11:04, Lego Movie, UK, 2005)

Side Dish

Side Dish

Filmmaker: squid

Animated music video in which the music make everyone have fun.

(3:52, Animation/Music Video, UK, 2006)

Ju Ju’s Swirls

Ju Ju's Swirls

Filmmaker: Leeanne Flynn

We follow Juju as she disappears down the bath plug hole and emerges in another altogether stranger world.

(1:30, Animation, UK, 2010)

One Way

One Way

Filmmaker: Ivan Tsonov, Andrey Slabakoff

Cityscape. Everything ‘s bubbling with activity, cars are speeding, people are rushing into their busy lives.

But No! Two cars have blocked each others way.

Not only they have stopped the traffic, but they manage to frieze the time . . . moreover, it starts going backwards.

(6:08, Animation, BG, 2009)

Dancing in the Loo

Dancing in the Loo

Filmmaker: Delphine Mandin

The call of toilets resonate in the countryside. The animals start a crazy dance around the loo. When they have finished, they all go to wash their hand, but the naughty cat which don’t like water, decide to not join them.

A funny and light way to prevent disease and illness due to unhealthy habits.

(1:30, Animation, UK, 2009)

Dry Lips

Dry Lips

Filmmaker: Stephan Irwin

Champ desperately wants to fly but can’t get more than a few feet off the ground . . .

(4:00, Animated Music Video, UK, 2008)

Me + Dad

Me + Dad

Filmmaker: Carla Berzon

A heartfelt, true , short story told by a little girl about her father and their relationship.

(2:00, Animation, UK, 2008)

CUT!?

CUT!?

Filmmaker: Katie Read

This short film is about self-harm.

(1:54, Animation, UK, 2008)

Umbilical

Dry Lips

Filmmaker: Rowan Gray

A child’s connection to the World.

(4:50, Animation, UK, 2008)

Real Estate

Real Estate

Filmmaker: Jonathan Weston

This animation shows what happens when real life infects the imagery of a glossy property advert.

Exploiting the familiar style of architectural visualisation, the film tracks the adverts increasingly reactionary responses to escalating urban events.

(3:48, Animation, UK, 2008)

TorMENture

TorMENture

Filmmaker: Carla Wright

A day in the life of a deluded Sindy doll.

She is tortured by her own jealousy, nightmares start to affect her every day life and vice versa.

(6:30, Animation/Experimental, UK, 2008)

Roast Beef

Roast Beef

Filmmaker: Vivien Peach

Have you ever looked at what you eat?

(4:45, Animation, UK, 2008)

Throw Me To The Rats

Throw Me To The Rats

Filmmaker: Alasdair Brotherston

A grotesque romp through the vaudevillian stylings of Canadian band The Tom Fun Orchestra, “Throw Me To The Rats” is an eclectic mix of macabre burlesque, exuberant puppetry and vomiting cats.

(4:34, Animation, UK, 2008)