Animated Documentaries

CONDOM - Australia 2013, 3', dir: Igor Coric, Sheldon Lieberman, prod: Bigfish

When six-year-old Spike finds a used condom, Dadda attempts to explain him about boys' schmekels and girls' knutzas, and exactly what a condom is for.

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IMPERIAL PROVISOR FROMBALD - UK 2013, 4', dir: Elizabeth Hobbs

The true story of Imperial Provisor Frombald, a very composed and efficient administrator, who is asked to travel deep into the Serbian countryside to resolve a spot of eighteenth century vampire hysteria.

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AROUND A TABLE - Canada 2013, 12', dir: Parissa Mohit

A cup of coffee may unveil untold stories.

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THE PRISONERS - Portugal 2014, 7', dir: Margarida Madeira, prod: Pickle Films

The walls. Ivo lives on the outside, but he would like to be on the inside, where his mother and younger brother are. Sérgio has lived inside, but his sister was outside. Home is inside or outside of these walls? And freedom? In which side is freedom?

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A LIFE WITH ASPERGER'S - USA 2013, 4', dir: Jaime Ekkens

An animated documentary that explores the challenges of growing up and living with Asperger's Syndrome and demonstrates, that Asperger's is not simply about "being a little awkward", but about adapting to one's limitations in the face of anxiety and isolation.

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EMBRYO - Sweden 2014, 14', prod: RåFILM

A film based on intimate interviews with five women, who have one thing in common – they have all had an abortion. With stories about choosing, or being forced into abortion, the film evokes thoughts about how things could have been, in what situation these women found themselves, and why abortion is considered a taboo.

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MARCEL, KING OF TERVUREN - USA 2013, 6', dir: Tom Schroeder

Story of Marcel, who survives bird flu, alcohol, sleeping pills and his son Max. Though blinded in one eye, he remains the King of Tervuren. Greek tragedy as acted out by Belgian roosters.

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BLACK TAPE - Denmark 2014, 3', dir: Michelle Kranot, Uri Kranot, prod: The Animation Workshop

"Black tape" explores the theme of domination. In an entangled tango, the victim and victimizer dance, occupying the frame and space between brushstrokes.

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TRUSTS AND ESTATES - USA 2013, 5', dir: Jeanette Bonds

Four lawyers engage in a bantering dinner conversation that quickly devolves into a grotesque and brutal comedy of cruelty and hypocrisy, adapted from a conversation overheard in a Santa Monica restaurant in 2011. This film is not for the faint-hearted.

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TEAGAN - Australia 2013, 2', dir: Sheldon Lieberman, Igor Coric, prod: Bigfish

A story of transition – from male to female, and from despondency to happiness.

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BLACKOUT - Canada 2013, 4', dir/prod: Sharron Mirsky

Short animated documentary about how the 2003 "NorthEast Blackout" in Canada and USA showed some unexpected effects on the community.

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FACET - UK 2014, 2', dir: Laura Tofarides

"Facet" is a stop-motion animated documentary exploring ideas of home, nationality and immigration.