Tag: 2013

  • “All in this together” Are benefits ever a lifestyle choice?’ by Dole Animators

      The Dole Animators are a group of first time animation film makers living in Leeds UK. Together, they have made a film about their experiences of the coalition government recent welfare reforms and the impact of the changes on their lives. The film challenges a mainstream media rhetoric, which states that people choose a life on benefits…

  • ‘Truth has fallen’ by Sheila Sofian

    “If they’re not doing time for this, then surely for something else.” The new film from US director Sheila Sofian, follows inmates on life sentences in the US prison system. Sofian “conjures up an inferno of expressive animations painted on glass, abstract re-enactments, and surrealist details, which condenses into a passionate appeal to politicians to…

  • ‘Anima meets Doc: Expanded’ event at DOK Leipzig

    This looks like a fascinating event at DOK Leipzig this October! If any of our readers are going, we would love to hear from you. Event details are below: Dear documentary and animation film lovers and makers, we ‘d like to invite you to another great DOK Industry event: Anima meets Doc: Expanded, Thursday, 31 October…

  • ‘OwnerBuilt’ by Lawrence Andrews

    Following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 the people of New Orleans slowly began to rebuild homes and lives while trying to process what their community had endured. Lawrence Andrews presents the theatrical retellings of related events by a local man referred to as ‘Noel’. The retelling of his memories are further influenced by…

  • ‘Rock Stories as told by Matt Pinfield: Arresting Nirvana’ by Jess Iglehart

    Jess Iglehart evokes the saturated vibrancy and graphic language of early nineties television to aid in the illustration of this rock and roll anecdote. Matt Pinfield, the MTV host, recalls an encounter with a sheriff of Aberdeen, a small town in Washington State. Pinfield recounts the cop explaining a claim to fame by digging out…

  • ‘The History of Typography’ by Ben Barrett-Forrest

    Ben Barrett-Forrest has constructed a charming introduction to the field of typography. This topic, which over the years has enthralled a certain type of graphic designer, has also left the rest of us puzzled as to what all the fuss was about. Forrest’s short educational film provides a carefully measured level of insight; not so…

  • Call for applications to DOK Leipzig’s Net Lab

    “An inspirational conference lab on the current trends of new media providing access to new information, intense networking and individual support for transmedia projects linked to documentary or animation. Friday & Saturday, 1 & 2 November 2013 The DOK Leipzig Net Lab 2013 is a two part conference lab open for transmedia creatives, thinkers and…

  • ‘Animated Documentary’ – a book by Annabelle Honess Roe

    The long awaited book on animated documentary by Bella Honess Roe is now available to buy!  We have our copies on order and will post a review in the future. You can get a copy in the UK from this site http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=581517 and if you visit Bella’s blog you can get a code for a 50%…

  • “Animated documentary …. there’s no such thing!” by Scotti Rothschild

    When writing about a subject such as animated documentary it is a rare treat to come across a film that advocates, exemplifies and examines your field so directly.  Set to the rhythm of beat poetry, Scotti Rothschild has written and directed a short film studies class, designed to counter an assertion proposed by a stranger.…

  • ‘Dole Animators’ Trailer

    Dole Animators is a group of benefit claimants based in the UK who are working together to make an animated documentary about the reality of the impact of the governments recent welfare reform. The final film will use a mixture of stopmotion and collage animation. Animateddocumentary.com’s Ellie Land is working with the group in partnership…