Oct 23-29: Animation in Silver Spring

THE 17TH ANNUAL ANIMATION SHOW OF SHOWS at AFI/Silver Theater

Run Time:

97 Minutes

Genre:

Animation, family

Rating:

NOT RATED

Special Features:

One week only, Oct. 23-29!

Opening Date:

Friday, October 23, 2015

Presenting eleven new international award-winning animated short films in a variety of animation techniques, including traditional hand-drawn 2-D, computer graphics 3-D, stop-motion and painted clay. Includes four mini-portrait documentaries of filmmakers in their homes and studios; filmed on location in Russia, Ireland, the U.S. and Iran.

Featuring Janette Goodey and John Lewis' THE STORY OF PERCIVAL PILTS; Geoffrey Godet and Burcu Sankur's TANT DE FORÊTS [SO MANY FORESTS]; Conor Whelan's SNOWFALL; Lynn Tomlinson's BALLAD OF HOLLAND ISLAND HOUSE; Amanda Palmer and Avi Ofer's BEHIND THE TREES; Konstantin Bronzit's WE CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT THE COSMOS; Isabelle Favez's MESSAGES DANS L'AIR [MESSAGES IN THE AIR], Babak Nekooei and Behnoud Nekooei's STRIPY; Thomas Bourdis, Martin de Coudenhove, Caroline Domergue, Colin Laubry and Florian Laubry's ASCENSION; Melissa Johnson and Robertino Zambrano's LOVE IN THE TIME OF MARCH MADNESS; and Don Hertzfeldt's WORLD OF TOMORROW, curated and produced by Ron Diamond.
DIR Janette Goodey, John Lewis, Geoffrey Godet, Burcu Sankur, Conor Whelan, Lynn Tomlinson, Amanda Palmer, Avi Ofer, Konstantin Bronzit, Isabelle Favez, Babak Nekooei, Behnoud Nekooei, Thomas Bourdis, Martin de Coudenhove, Caroline Domergue, Colin Laubry, Florian Laubry, Melissa Johnson, Robertino Zambrano, Don Hertzfeldt. Australia/France/Ireland/Russia/Iran/U.S., 2014/2015, color, 97 min, DCP. NOT RATED