Animated Shorts at EIFF 2024
If you’re heading to Edinburgh International Film Festival, on Saturday 17 August, 7pm, catch the animated shorts programme at Inspace, as selected by yours truly.
· SILENT PANORAMA (Nicolas Piret, Belgium 5’)
· TAKO TSUBO (Sorgo Fanny, Pedroza Eva, Austria/Germany 6’)
· ON HOLD (Delia Hess, Switzerland 7’)
· BUNNYHOOD (Mansi Maheshwari, UK 9’)
· THE BLEACHER (Adam Wilder, Nicole Daddona, US 9’)
· LIMINAL ROOTS (Aliyah Harfoot, UK 4’)
· PLUNGE (Ellie Land, UK 8’)
· THREE BIRDS (Zarja Menart, Slovenia 8’)
· FAIRGROUND FEVER (Linda Hughes, Scotland 6’)
· BUG DINER (Phoebe Jane Hart, US 7’)
· EXTREMELY SHORT (Koji Yamamura, Japan 5’)
Encounter exceptional, animated shorts that ponder the absurdity of life. Fragile bodies and fragile emotions are presented here with wit and wonder. Films that speak of heartache and delight, trauma and healing, and death and rebirth. They have been crafted with an assortment of techniques, including paint on glass, paper cut out, charcoal, and cels. Prepare to plunge into an enthralling medley of shorts.
CW: ableism, fatphobia, eating disorders, mental illness, suicide, self-harm, blood, death/dying, surgery, smoking, sexual content, strong language.
Image: Plunge, a film by Ellie Land, produced by Tyke Films.