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Animated Documentaries
Sunday 27 August
5pm

A LIAF Sunday afternoon favourite. The unique properties of animation make it a powerful tool in the hands of a documentary maker. It can recreate what was missed by the camera, it can convey things that no camera can capture, it can soften a harsh message and it can bring layers of emotion and meaning to documentary that a camera would struggle to capture. Each year, we select new and old films with these criteria in mind.

The Moon And The Son
John Canemaker; USA, 2005, 30’00
Academy Award winner narrated by John Tutturo. A complex, multi layered film exploring the love and rage the filmmaker still feels for his father – a man who had too many run-ins with the law and the mafia and who had a temper than ran as deep as his love for the family he hurt.

McLaren’s Negatives
Marie-Josee Saint-Pierre; Canada, 2006, 10’00
A fascinating and thoroughly accessible look at the life and films of the great animator, Norman McLaren; including footage of McLaren at work and an interview with him.

Unseen
Zainab Melanie Khodayar; UK, 2005, 5’00
A visually beautiful, hand painted film depicting the transmission of Lymphatic Filariasis.

Backstage
Kelly McGillivray; New Zealand, 2005, 6’15
An honest, open personal account of life as an ‘exotic dancer’

Flashbacks from my past: ‘Starry Night’
Irra Verbitsky, USA, 2003, 3’45
An exciting night-time adventure, told from a child’s perspective, that holds a darker twist.

Flashbacks from my past: ‘Departure’
Irra Verbitsky, USA, 2005, 5’25
Using oil paintings by the filmmakers’ father and grandfather, this film depicts her brother’s experiences during wartime.

West Pier
Mark Collington, UK, 2001, 5’00
A personal reflection on the history and various glories of Brighton’s famous West Pier.

John And Michael
Shira Avni; Canada, 2004, 10’00
A stunning, fluid film made with backlit coloured clays. This depicts a very special relationship between two men with Downs Syndrome.