WED 10 SEPTEMBER Westbourne Studios ANIMATION NIGHT 6–11pm One Night Seeta Muller 1min U One night outside, one minute tale of space, light and nothing more. Animation, London Stol Gill Bradley 6mins U Whilst the woodsman is away from the woodpile his oak stool runs off into the wood on an adventure of discovery. Animation, London Visages Lyle Pisio 15mins 15 Ely discovers that his perception of reality depends on the face he chooses to wear. Animation, Canada Dwellers Of The 304 (Moradores do 304) Leonardo cata Preta 15mins 15 A lonely writer is tormented by strange creatures in his apartment. Free adaptation of a poem by Carlos Drummond de Anrade. “Rlegia 1938”. Animation, Brazil Worm Hotel Chris Hayward & Nat Saunders 17mins12AStep inside the animated world of Worm Hotel and meet the guests, in this oddball comedy. Animation, London Superman And Monsters Chris Daykin 4mins 12A The type of film normally for children, made with innocence. I think it might be our responsibility to break away the restraints and respect human sensitivity. Animation, Sri-Lanka Kiri Uma And The Flying Man Chris Daykin 5mins 18 Kiri Uma And The Flying Man is a modern fable. Experimenting with mixed media and narrative sympathetic to innocence, feeling and human experience. Animation, Sri-Lanka Equinox Chris Daykin 5mins 15 For every action there is a reaction:- within human reason, subterfuge and confusion. Equinox is a comedy which explores imagery and narrative. It is possible that we all have responsibility to create, or offer to progress, in terms of sympathy, ideas and understanding. Animation, Sri-Lanka Syscape # Prelude Eric Schockmel 10mins 12 A 3D motion graphic short film exploring notions of spatial animation, cartography, and immersive cinematics. issues addressed are contemporary urbanism, the dynamics of topography and the scale and impact of human interaction in general. the projects attempts to achieve a contemplative point of view through a synthetic pictorial space. Animation, London Sun In The Night Time Anne Wilkins 3mins 12 A mother mourns her lost son, oblivious to her lonely daughter, who seeks her own solace in an imaginary friend. But in the twilight that surrounds the house, dreams merge with reality to reunite the family. Animation, Britain Hop Frog Marko Kacanski 10mins 12 Based on the novel by Edger Allen Poe. Story about love, hate and revenge. Animation, Serbia Squeak The Mouse Mauricio Mazza 5mins 12A A violent pursuit between cat and mouse. Inspired at the original Italian comics from Massimo Mattioli. Animation, Brazil Hanged Man’s Elegy Alex Wasilewski 5mins 15 Second part of the 19th century. The poet struggles to live through his fiancee’s unexpected death. he finds refuge in writing. Animation, Poland A Letter To Colleen Andy & Carolyn London 9mins 18 Andy London has been haunted by the events of his 18th Birthday for years. In this animated short set in the early 90’s, he writes a letter to Colleen in an attempt to put his demons to rest. Animation, USA An Unquiet Mind Chihwen Lo 6mins 12 Shuei - in a manic (or depressed?) state - witnesses his body in a coffin - Samsara - the life cycle of death and rebirth. Inspired by his struggle with bipolar Disorder and Kay Redfield Jamison’s book, “A Unquiet Mind”, the film is Shuei’s mercurial journey of mood swings and deep restlessness. Animation, USA Dialogos Ulo Pikkov 5mins 15 “Dialogos” is an experimental animation film, where all the visual material has been drawn directly on the film print. Animation, Estonia Junk Food Micro Chimp 9mins 15 Two shady characters discuss cannibalism and Junk Food like they are experts, but they have a lot to learn. Animation, London Last Man Standing Graeme Webb 6mins 12A A stop motion Ninja spaghetti western. Animation, London 1977 Peque Varela 8mins 12A A small Town, a growing knot and a girl searching for her identity. Animation, London Release Kimberley Ng 1min U A picture of a girl is changed and manipulated by different hands. She refuses to be changed and tries to relieve herself from the hand’s suggestive intentions. Animation, Britain Another Year Gone Harriet Macdonald 2mins U A dark world where the inhabitants each has a caged bird. but an unexpected meeting makes some realised they are as trapped as their birds. Animation, Australia One Winter In Paris Stella Macdonald 1min U A black and white quirky tale of a Parisian performing monkey spotting a bored child and trying to make it smile. Animation, Australia Houdini Harriet Macdonald 6mins 12 Animation inspired by the last performance of Houdini, made with hand drawn cutouts against photo backdrops with atmospheric lighting. It looks at the audiences desire to be amazed at all cost. Animation, Australia No Bird Song Harriet Macdonald 3mins 12 Animation inspired by one of Keat’s last poems La Belle Dame Sons Merci. A more modern couple in the dream-like land of Alget’s turn of the century images of Paris. But this Paris might not be the city of love.... Animation, Australia E4 Refresh E4 Zombies Refresh Noah Harris/Zombies Olly Reid 5mins 12A The E4 refresh was the E4 channel rebrand. It is an eclectic mix of CGI, stop frame animation & a touch of live action. A lively visual feast. Zombies for E4 music are sexy decomposing zombie chicks, designed, modeled, animated, rendered & composed entirely by Oly Reid. Animation, Britain A Break In The Monotony Daimen Slevin 4mins 15 In a post zombie holocaust world, a man laments his empty lifestyle and questions the futility of working in a corporate wasteland. But all is not what it seems. Animation, Australia Drops Anabela Costa 3mins U Drops from the science lab to the artist studio. Animation, Portugual The Dance Of The Toxic Frog spawn James Baker 3mins 12A A radioactive object sets off a novel unreeling of events amongst some pond life. Animation, London Enochian Soup James Baker 1min U Referencing the exploits of the occultist John Dee. This abstract short creates a portrayal of channeled information. Scrolling imagery moving at different speeds acts as a kind of visual metre around which other images are woven. This layering effect creates a kind of visual symphony and an optical illusionary effect. The result is a contemporary, plastic, phantasmagoria. Animation, London A Pictographic Limerick James Baker 1min 12A A gridded image reconstructs itself to the metre of a wordless limerick. Images rhyme with each other, in accordance with the verse form of a traditional limerick, and give way to a series of evolving visual puns. Animation, London Vitruvian Jelly Man James Baker 1min 12A Jelly Babies confront in this animated short. Light heartiness is given a surreal edge and frivolity is mixed with one of the most famous images in art history. Animation, London Like Me, Only Better Martin Pickles 6mins 12 A laconic comedy about neuroses, Catholicism and prozac. Animation, London Outside Agitator Morgan Miller 5mins 12A The film chronicles one day in the life of a ‘Professional’ Anarchist as he struggles to get his message across to the public. Animation, USA Access Of Evil Clyde Forrester 4mins 12 Here is a satirical look back at the presidency of George W. Bush. From 2000 to 2008, he impacted the entire world with his intelligence, his Wild West democracy, and by simply being himself. Animation, USA Snowtime Dana Dorian 2mins 15 Colin takes his dog Cumberland for a walk in a snow storm. Animation, Britain Little Dinosaurs Dana Dorian 2mins 12 A 5 year old boy and his father discuss how a group of small dinosaurs can stop a big dinosaur from picking on them. Animation, Britain Rose Dollz - Hi-Fi Rodriao Santos & Rolnei Bueno 3mins 12A Kao tries everything to disturb Rose while she’s reading a book. Animation, Brazil Feasibility Study: Indulging Anxiety Ryan Fedyk 5mins 12A An illustration of a man’s emotional struggle the day after being terminated from his job. Animation, USA Edward Katrin Nicklas 9mins U Edward worked at the circus where he played accordion for the little dancer’s “Princess Kolibry” performances. Now he is the last one of the Circus people left but he keeps on playing the accordion every night. And sometimes he can even see the princess dance to his music like she did in the past. Animation, Germany Feast Adel Kerply & Jihyun Ahn 3mins 12A Fat man eats up everything around him. When he finally stops; it’s too late. Animation, USA Depletion (Raubbau) Christian Schleisiek 5mins 12 Depletion (Raubbau) is a funny but profound metaphor for the naive egoism in everyone, which enriches and wrecks us at the same time. two neighbours suspect each other of stealing without noticing neither the person who profits from them, nor the damage they might do to others. Animation, Germany Saving Planet Earth Jonathan Powell 3mins U A comedy about the dangers of leaving the solutions to climate change in the hands of politicians. Animation, Britain The Rebirth Of Rostam Saied Ghaliari 50mins 12 A story of love, betrayal & war. An epic masterpiece. A war between a father & son who have never met. Animation, London Eurotrash Brewery Arno Coenen 11mins 15 A commercial presentation for “Eurotrash Brewery”. Animation, Holland Video Dub Plate 1 1ntr 20mins U Video made with max/msp/sutter, found imagery from the internet, processed live at a gig in Shortditch 2007. Animation, London back to schedule