NEW SHORTS: Animation Variety Show
Saturday, 16 January 2021
IN HER BOOTS, dir. Kathrin Steinbacher
Be transported to a land of cartoons and charmingly manipulated plasticine, taking in Korea, Croatia and Taiwan alongside the best of the current UK crop of animated adventure.
Sexed up washing machines, analyses of patriarchy and the existential hallucinations of a dying fish await in this ever-unpredictable collection of the best and brightest animation talent.
Featuring a new space parable from LSFF 2020’s Best Animation winner Astrid Goldsmith (Quarantine).
Guest programmed by Sarah Chorley. 68'
Please note, the films Tiger and Ox and Arka can only be accessed by UK audiences at the request of their filmmakers.
IN HER BOOTS
Kathrin Steinbacher
6'
2020
United Kingdom
Heidi is experiencing strange things. While her granddaughter is visiting, she suddenly embarks on a hiking journey to the deepest parts of the Alps, revealing the reason for her devoted attachment to her hiking shoes. A story about Heidi's attempt to retain her identity and autonomy.
RED ROVER
Astrid Goldsmith
13'
2020
United Kingdom
When a robotic rover sent from Earth starts drilling for signs of life on Mars, the peaceful life of the native community of tiny rock-beasts is shattered. A stop-motion sci-fi adventure about colonialism that turns the idea of ‘killer robots from outer space’ on its head, questioning the ethics of uncontrolled and invasive tech-power.
WASHING MACHINE
Alexandra Májová
5'
2020
Czech Republic
Wash and love.
TIGER AND OX
Seunghee Kim
8'
2020
South Korea
What does divorce mean to women in Korean patriarchal society? Is a fatherless family a failure? A single mother and her daughter start a conversation.
ISLE OF CHAIR
Ivyy Chen
6'
2020
Taiwan
On a secluded Island, a chair has fallen down.
BREAK THE CONFINEMENT
Taian Lu
1'
2020
United Kingdom
A work about the growth of children, and escaping the protection of your parents.
THE FISHMAN
Leto S. Meade, Agata Leniartek
5'
2020
United Kingdom
The journey of a dying fish's last moments. A film about life and accepting change.
DON'T BUY MILK
Julian Gallese
4'
2020
Costa Rica
A portrait of a small dairy town.
OUT
Monica Scanlan
4'
2020
United Kingdom
A boy and his ageing grandfather are connected by the music his grandfather plays. When the grandfather suddenly can’t remember how to play and his very own light goes out, the boy must find a way to bring his grandfather and the light back.
ARKA
Natko Stipanicev
15'
2020
Croatia
A grandiose, transoceanic cruise ship sailing the seas.