The Golden Bird
Cat Bruce (Edinburgh College of Art)
Velika Britanija/UK, 2011, HD, 11'37''
When a boy goes in pursuit of a mysterious golden bird, he is lead further than expected and discovers that in his world, things are not as they seem. A Brothers Grimm Adaptation.
Kaspar (Inspired by the Life of Kaspar Hauser)
Diane Obomsawin (NFB)
Kanada/Canada, 2012, DCP, 8'25''
This animated short by Diane Obomsawin tells the story of Kaspar, a young man who discovers life – and light – after spending his entire life in a dark cave with only a small wooden horse as company. Based on the story of Kaspar Hauser, the famous 19th century orphan who has inspired countless artists.
Bisclavret
Emilie Mercier (Folimage)
Francija/France, 2011, 35mm, 14'
A lady, a wife of a baron, notices that her husband often goes away and questions him. He admits to her that he strips off and becomes Bisclavret. Transformed into a wolf, he plunders and kills. Frightened and taken by disgust, the lady reveals this secret to a knight who has been courting her for a long time.
Teatriños: Homenaxe ao mineral do repolo / Little Theatres: Homage to the Mineral of Cabbage
Stephanie Dudley (Fork Studio)
Kanada/Canada, 2010, HD, 4'45''
A short stop-motion film based on the English translation of Erín Moure’s poem, “Homenaxe ao mineral do repolo” (Homage to the Mineral of Cabbage.) The poem is the second in a series of six by Erín in her award-winning book,Little Theatres. Each poem is an homage to a simple, humble food, such as potatoes, onions, and cabbage. The poems examine our relationship to food, and draw new insights to how these basic foods relate to life, as well as how we relate to each other. In looking more closely at the simple, everyday elements of life, we learn to appreciate their beauty.
The Banquet of the Concubine
Hefang Wei (Folimage/NFB)
Francija, Kanada/France, Canada, 2012, DCP, 12'50''
In the year 746, during the Tang Dynasty, a banquet is given in the Imperial City in honour of Emperor Li’s favourite concubine. An unsatisfied craving, suspected infidelity and fevered imagination lead Yang to bitter excess, which not even the luscious lychee can appease.
Świteź / The Lost Town of Switez
Kamil Polak (Human Ark/Se-Ma-For Film Production/Archangel Film Group/National Film Bord of Canada/Denis Friedman Productions/Partyflex System)
Poljska, Švica, Kanada, Francija, Danska/Poland, Switzerland, Canada, France, Denmark, 2011, DCP, 20'
The animated film The Lost Town of Świteź is based on the 19th-century epic poem by Poland’s greatest writer, Adam Mickiewicz, about a ghostly town deluged after a bloody massacre in medieval times, which now lies at the bottom of a remote lake. It is an apocalyptic tale of destruction, religious miracles and spectral visitations.