South Beach International Animation Festival 2009

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Avant-garde, Experimental
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The kids of Wapos Bay love adventure. And their playground is a vast area thatu2019s been home to their Creeancestors for millennia: northern Saskatchewan.Ten-year-old T-Bear, 9-year-old Talon and 6-year-old Raven star in Wapos Bay, a light-hearted stop-motion animation series about growing up in a remote Cree community. In Wapos Bay, modern life and ancient traditions meet. Hunting and gathering, dog sledding and shimmering northern lights are part of every day but so are video games, TV and cell phones. Guided by elders, extended family and their own insatiable curiosity, the three children learn how to balance traditional ways with newer ones. Their discoveries unfold against the backdrop of northern Saskatchewanu2019s varied seasonsu2014winter, spring thaw, spring, summer, fall and freeze-up.In one episode, The Elements, disaster strikes when Talon, T-Bear, Raven and their Mushom (grandfather) get stranded on a remote island after a sudden freeze-up. Mushom has a terrible accident and the children venture across the frozen terrain alone.T-Bear and his father realize they are both afraid of heights after they get stuck atop the communityu2019s fire lookout tower in Journey Through Fear. And in Something to Remember T-Bear convinces his reluctant grandfather to talk about his secret missions during the war.As they explore the world around them, the three children acquire some valuable lessons about respect, cooperation, honesty and tolerance. And of course, they also teach the adults a few things.
After Dark
WHAT BLOWS UP MUST COME DOWN! An animated road map to pieces.Cat vs. Mouse has never been funnier! Hilarity ensues when Mordechai Mouse and Jihad Jo square off in a houseful of trouble in Jerusalem.. Itu2019s a real punch up in the Promised Land!Featuring the voices of comedy legends Jackie Mason, Lewis Black, Greg Giraldo and Nick Kroll. Directed by Adam Dubin
Music Video
A music video for Andy Scott's song, 'Who Doesn't Call,' in which a man imagines who might be on the other end of the telephone line. Martians? Obama? Who knows.
Educational
Why don't we ride zebras?' is a 12 minute, partially animated children's documentary that explains why so few animals had the right stuff to become man's hamburger, man's best friend, and man's trusty steed. The story follows an animated caveman and a zebra through a live-action world filled with nearly-domesticatable animals. Along the way, viewers learn what traits and personality characteristics make for a good domestic animal, and what character tics have kept certain animals, like the zebra, from becoming perfect pals with humans.
After Dark
MTV and SciFi Channel veteran, Voltaire, takes a dark look at gift giving and the negative effect it has on the Earth in this one-minute Christmas parable. Animated in stop-motion by Voltaire and narrated by Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance.
Boomers
You're Outa Here' starts with a brief action shot of stride-master Dick Hyman (also known as the composer for several of Woody Allen's films), playing the high-voltage intro to Fats Waller's classic 'The Minor Drag.' Our animated leading lady strides toward us and makes her case for the immediate ejection of her boyfriend from their New York apartment. Her cat clock, dog and piranha-like pet fish also demand his exit. 'Put down the chips and read my lips: you're outa here,' our heroine tells him; she attempts to oust him from his Barcalounger, badgers him to start packing, and recounts his various shortcomings. He's lazy, he sleeps around, he called her doorman 'Pancho' and her Uncle Bob 'a queer.' The film includes two rotoscope dance sequences.'You're Outa Here' was produced by jazz singer/lyricist Lorraine Feather, who wrote and sang the modern lyrics which accompany Waller's 1920s classic. Ms. Feather's last album, 'Language,' was #1 on jazz radio. Jazz Times has described her as 'a lyrical Dorothy Parker,' and her work as 'pure genius.' As a lyricist she has worked for Disney and MGM Animation; this is her first film project as a producer. The short was directed by New York animator George Griffin, who has been called 'the quintessential American independent animator.' His work includes self-referential cartoons, narratives, documentaries, and experiments with music. He has published flipbooks, written on animation, and taught animation studio courses at Harvard and Pratt.
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