Tag: memory

  • A day at Deptford Animadocs

    The Deptford Animadocs symposium took place on a warm July day in Deptford Cinema, London. A converted shop edging the bustle of Deptford Market, the venue, which is run entirely by volunteers, is plastered with cult film imagery and local information, combining the laser focus of film obsessives with the inclusivity of a community space. The event…

  • ‘The Divide’ and ‘Childhood Memories’ by Mary Martins

    Mary Martins is a London based filmmaker making animated documentaries and experimental films. Her short film The Divide won the Mother Art Prize in 2017 as well as the Best New Voice award at the Factual Animation Film Fuss in 2016. The Divide from Mary Martins on Vimeo. In 2018 Martins was commissioned by the BFI…

  • Selected Films at London BFI Film Festival 2018

    Image credit: DOOZY by Richard Squires Coming up from the 10th – 21st October is the London BFI Film Festival, featuring a brilliant selection of feature films, amongst which you can see two films of note; ‘DOOZY’ by Richard Squires and ‘Irene’s Ghost’ by Iain Cunningham. We will feature a review of the festival on…

  • Motivations for Animated Documentary Films by Lawrence Thomas Martinelli, Lecture as part of Anima Festival 2015

    A few years ago now, but none the less, a fantastic lecture by academic Lawrence Thomas Martinelli, Uri Kranot and Soetkin Verstegen. Martinelli introduces us to the various motivations for making animated documentary, through a series of case studies, whilst Kranot and Verstegen round up the lecture with some insights into the practicalities of making such animated…

  • ‘Seeking Refuge’ series for television by Andy Glynne

    A series of animated shorts illustrating young people’s perspectives of living as refugees and asylum seekers. Part of the BBC Two Learning Zone, this series won a Children’s BAFTA in 2012. Produced by Mosaic Films in London, UK. Director: Andy Glynne Animation Directors: Salvador Maldonado, Karl Hammond, Tom Senior and Jonathan Topf http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00vdxrk

  • ‘Oneironauts’ (the Dream Travellers) by Olivia Humphreys

    Olivia Humphreys uses archive photography and hand drawn animation to create an evocative film about the memories of loss. A great example of how animated documentary can transcend the boundaries of reality. More work on Olivia’s website here: http://www.oliviahumphreys.com/

  • Video essay on ‘Waltz with Bashir’ by Digging Deeper

    [edit 16th May – this video’s been taken down due to a copyright issue but we’ll let you know if it comes back online.] “Waltz With Bashir is a documentary film that exists in a rare category (along with films like Close-Up and The House Is Black) in that it bends the generic conventions of…

  • ‘Dock Ellis and the LSD No No’ by James Blagden

    Ah! the experimental seventies! This funny short animated doc gives an account of what its like to play baseball under the influence of mind altering drugs. Towards the end of the animation the simplified frame rate comes into its own as a means to expose the narrators experience of judgement. http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2009/11/24/dock-ellis-the-lsd-no-no/

  • Tess Martin’s new film ‘Mario’ – film-maker interview

    Mario from Tess Martin on Vimeo. “In Italian playgrounds a song is sung that dates back to World War I. This paint on glass animation tells the dark tale of a soldier who returns home from war to find his girlfriend has left him.” Tess Martin is a film-maker whose work ‘The Whale Story’ we…

  • ‘Another day of life’ by Raul de la Fuente & Damian Nenow

    A hybrid film featuring live action alongside animated documentary, this is the story of Ryszard Kapuscinski, a journalist covering independence movements throughout Africa in the 1970’s. The animation and style is sublime, building on the style associated with ‘Waltz with Bashir’. We are not sure when this film will be completed – but we anticipate its…