Screening: Flip Open Shorts 2
Saturday 28 October 10.00 - 11.15am
Venue: Light House, Cinema 1 |
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This year the festival made a general call for submissions and received an
abundance of animations from around the world, including award winning films and lots of premieres.
Fetch (Dan a Dorian, UK) 01'15
Colin takes his dog Cumberland to the park to play fetch, however Cumberland has other ideas as to what makes a fun day out .
Dog Park (David Kidd, America) 02'17
Two dogs meet at the local park where their owners take them every day. The dogs, one old and lordly and the other skittish and neurotic, discuss the eccentrics of human behaviour.
Morp! (Matt Tempest and Nick Rogers, UK) 04'00
In a barren empty environment can a lonely character find a friend?
One Small Step (Robert McPhillips, UK) 07'12
A single alien scout has been sent to earth to proudly plant an intergalactic flag. This act signals a huge invasion which does not go to plan. A B-movie with a twist!
Rock A Smug (Simon Ralph, UK) 01'50
That little critter, Smug' wants to go to a rock club but the club's bouncer may have other ideas
Phizog (Neil Webber, UK) 04'46
A little boy called Phizog has a unique talent for making faces and uses his ability to frighten anyone that crosses him. He is warned; The wind will change and you'll stay that way. However he ignores the warning and at the worst possible moment the wind suddenly changes direction and Phizog's face becomes stuck.
The Wrong Glasses (Alberto Rodriguez, Spain) 04'45
Wilson, Lisa and their pets are living in harmony until someone takes
the wrong glasses.
El Ucayali (Che Hargreaves , UK) 02'20
A sand- on- light box animation, inspired by the work of Canadian animator Caroline leaf, of a young man's memory of his mother singing an old Peruvian river song and his dreams of finding love in the Andean landscapes.
I Wanna Be A Red Fish (Boonsri Tangtrongsin, Sweden) 10'40
A girl suffering from the last advice of her mother that she can be a red fish in her next life if she just wish for it. She continuously tries to commit suicide for the rest of her life
More Fish In The Sea (Anabel Clarke, UK) 03'32
A wry reminiscence on childhood. From time to time six year old animal lover, Elspeth finds that experiences in life can be quite disappointing.
A Cat's tail (Alan Moult, UK) 03'30
A bit of a love triangle, a tale of a scruffy, well loved pet pussy cat that holds a torch far an unobtainable love. The scene is set on his favourite place
the family car, but today his owner is off to the car wash with poor puss an unwilling, unbroken passenger! Follow his epic jo urney via fast lanes, speed bumps and worse, culminating in shampoo, polish and blow dry at the BIG sluice!
CIW (Alan Moult, UK) 01'56
A line of people waiting for the bus, as it arrives so does an old lady who walks straight to the front of the queue. This happens each day until the queue members hatch a plan to get their own back.
If I Had A Hammer (Andy Bean, UK) 05'40
Tremble Mortals! The mighty god of thunder has lost his magical hammer and embarks on his quest for a new one at the local DIY store.
Remote Dream (Min-Ha Lee, USA) 03'10
A Caveman dreams about living in the future and how easy his life would be
The Clown (Wing Luo, USA) 03'07
A Clown and his small audience battle to see who the master juggler is.
Monday (Josh Greer, USA) 01'58
After a long day at the office, a monkey walks by a window to find that an enormous banana is destroying the city. In a flash of light the monkey and his dream world are obliterated as an elephant awakens to find himself in an office as well, in a city under attack by a giant peanut.
6 or 7 wot is it? (Yolanda de los Buets , UK) 04'00
A visual journey through the intricacies of the creative process of the mind and language. A study on the visual and aural representation of the diversity of systems of communication. An organised chaos with openings to different directions of thought.
Brainstew (Romina Thirunamam, UK) 03'30
A mad scientist is performing crazy brain swapping experiments on animals, but is rudely interrupted by intruders at the door. How will he use his experiments to defeat them?
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