International Programme #6
Friday 25 August
7pm
Black Day to Freedom
Rob Chiu, UK, 2005, 4’00
A horrible atrocity committed. A picture of pure terror. Massacre: a stilled and detached portrayal.
Dynamo
F. Le Nezet & M. Goutte & B. Mousquet, France, 2005, 6’00
Two men manage an incredible flying machine until a small glitch throws a big spanner in the works.
In Search Of The Puppeteer
Chih-Ming Chang, Taiwan, 2005, 5’10
An artist plays God with the progeny of Thing, Geisha hand puppets, and a rogue robot.
En Garde
O. Colchen & C. de Meyer & T. van Maele, France, 2005, 4’00
Everyone’s favourite adrenaline sport -extreme fencing - takes on a whole new dimension.
Forest Clearing
Simon Robson and Patrick Vale, UK, 2005, 3’00
A silhouette in a tall tower watches the characters of his imagination interact below.
The End
M. Ledus & M. Samreth & M. Ruyant, France, 2005, 5’30
A scarecrow imprisoned for fraternising with the enemy hatches a cunning escape plan.
Careful
Damian Gascoigne, UK, 2005, 6’07
A little girl finds freedom in a world where everything is suspended by airborne string.
Rabbit
Run Wrake, UK, 2005, 8’30
1950’s style stickers perform a twisted fairytale about an idol found in the belly of a rabbit.
Sur Le Fil
J.B. Ferder & A. Moussu & L. Hiawka, France, 2005, 6’30
Whispers of the past punctuate silence in the long, hollow days. A man grieves alone.
The End
Camillelvis Thery, France, 2005, 4’15
A journey through the looking glass into a 2D cloud world with a distinctly aquatic constabulary.
Maestro
Geza Toth, Hungary, 2004, 4’30
The maestro and his persistent mechanical assistant prepare for an all-important performance.
Teddy
Andre Bergs, Holland, 2005, 3’30
An old man is made painfully aware of his slowness in a world moving alarmingly quickly around him.
Michaela Pavlatova, Czechoslovakia, 2006, 12’00
The latest masterpiece from this legendary animator. An animated musical erotic fantasy dealing with the delights of the body.
