Animation Film Programme
The Old Crocodile/ Toshi wo totta Wani
Stari krokodil / Toshi wo totta Wani / The Old Crocodile, Koji Yamamura, Japan, 2005, 35mm, in english, 12′47′’
A very old crocodile, so old that he had witnessed the building of the pyramids, was suffering from rheumatism, and no longer able to catch his food. In desperation, he decided to eat his great grand son. Although his thousands of years of longevity entitled him too much respect, the family decided he would have to be put down. Unable to bear the disrespect of his family, the old crocodile said goodbye to the Nile. One day the old crocodile met an octopus. The octopus treated her new friend to a variety of fish that she caught just for him. When the night fell, he couldn’t restrain himself from eating one of the octopus’s legs. Since then, the old crocodile began to help himself to the octopus’ leg every night…Based on the original story and the illustrations from the book Histoire du Vieux Crocodile by Leopold Chauveau.
Crocodile Journals
Crocodile Journals, Yeo Lee Nah, Singapur 2004, beta SP, no dialogues, 6′30′’
A crocodile disguises himself as a human being, to live in the human world. Although no one knows about his true identity, they ostracize him all the same, as they sense that he is different. One day, he gets an invitation to a masquerade party…
Made in Okinawa / Ryukyu Okoku
Ryukyu Okoku / Made in Okinawa, Sayoko in Renzo Kinoshita, Japan 2004, 35mm, no dialogues, 17′43′’
An animated documentary, describing the history and spirit of Okinawa (ex-Ryukyu Kingdom), the most southern island of Japan. The history passes by a Ryuku man laying down on the beach. In the ancient days, the time flows very slowly, people live in peace and calm, worshiping the nature God, the beautiful Big Dipper, the Sun and the Sea. Then, gradually, because of its being a place of strategic importance, Okinawa undergoes serious changes, visited, invaded and reigned by various countries one after another: trading with Min (the old China), the invasion of Satsuma Clan (the old Japan, 1609), missions to the old Tokyo (1710), the landing of American Admiral Perry (1853), the abolition of Ryuku Clan and establishment of Okinawa Prefecture (1879), the Prince of Japan visiting Okinawa (1921), and then the tragedy of the Second World War… occupation by the USA… And today, the Ryukyu man is still laying down on the beach.
Striking Daughter / Utsu-musume Sayuri
Sayurin udarec / Utsu-musume Sayuri / Striking Daughter, Takashi Kimura, Japonska 2003, Beta SP, in Japanese with English subtitles, 3′30′’
Sayuri is the daughter of a good family. On the day of her strike, they hold a ceremony to celebrate.
An artistic representation of metaphysical butterfly effect
An artistic representation of metaphysical butterfly effect, Park, Ki-Wan, Koreja 2005, DVD, in Korean with English subtitles, 25′
There is a boy who worries over the reason of his being. He considers himself an unnecessary person because nobody ever treats him kindly. One day he goes to stay with his uncle who doesn’t have a job, and whom he has never met. In order to solve the boy’s problem, his uncle takes him to a community called ‘An artistic presentation of metaphysical butterfly effect’, which is somewhat weird. And little by little the boy starts to change.
Milch
Milch, Igor Kovaljov, ZDA/Rusija, 2005, 35mm, brez dialogov,15′
An intriguing story about a family’s secret and a young boy’s desire. An eight-year old boy discovers love and suffering as he faces his family’s mortality.
A Little Night Symphony / Malenkaya Nochnaya Simphoniya
Malenkaya Nochnaya Simphoniya / A Little Night Symphony, Dmitriy Geller, Rusija 2003, Beta SP, no dialogues, 10′
The creation of a musical composition, presented in black-and-white and overly infatuating.
Harvest | Silvan’s Cine School | Friends | Far East Special | Open Island | Animation Films
The Old Crocodile/ Toshi wo totta Wani
Stari krokodil / Toshi wo totta Wani / The Old Crocodile, Koji Yamamura, Japan, 2005, 35mm, in english, 12′47′’
A very old crocodile, so old that he had witnessed the building of the pyramids, was suffering from rheumatism, and no longer able to catch his food. In desperation, he decided to eat his great grand son. Although his thousands of years of longevity entitled him too much respect, the family decided he would have to be put down. Unable to bear the disrespect of his family, the old crocodile said goodbye to the Nile. One day the old crocodile met an octopus. The octopus treated her new friend to a variety of fish that she caught just for him. When the night fell, he couldn’t restrain himself from eating one of the octopus’s legs. Since then, the old crocodile began to help himself to the octopus’ leg every night…Based on the original story and the illustrations from the book Histoire du Vieux Crocodile by Leopold Chauveau.
Crocodile Journals
Crocodile Journals, Yeo Lee Nah, Singapur 2004, beta SP, no dialogues, 6′30′’
A crocodile disguises himself as a human being, to live in the human world. Although no one knows about his true identity, they ostracize him all the same, as they sense that he is different. One day, he gets an invitation to a masquerade party…
Made in Okinawa / Ryukyu Okoku
Ryukyu Okoku / Made in Okinawa, Sayoko in Renzo Kinoshita, Japan 2004, 35mm, no dialogues, 17′43′’
An animated documentary, describing the history and spirit of Okinawa (ex-Ryukyu Kingdom), the most southern island of Japan. The history passes by a Ryuku man laying down on the beach. In the ancient days, the time flows very slowly, people live in peace and calm, worshiping the nature God, the beautiful Big Dipper, the Sun and the Sea. Then, gradually, because of its being a place of strategic importance, Okinawa undergoes serious changes, visited, invaded and reigned by various countries one after another: trading with Min (the old China), the invasion of Satsuma Clan (the old Japan, 1609), missions to the old Tokyo (1710), the landing of American Admiral Perry (1853), the abolition of Ryuku Clan and establishment of Okinawa Prefecture (1879), the Prince of Japan visiting Okinawa (1921), and then the tragedy of the Second World War… occupation by the USA… And today, the Ryukyu man is still laying down on the beach.
Striking Daughter / Utsu-musume Sayuri
Sayurin udarec / Utsu-musume Sayuri / Striking Daughter, Takashi Kimura, Japonska 2003, Beta SP, in Japanese with English subtitles, 3′30′’
Sayuri is the daughter of a good family. On the day of her strike, they hold a ceremony to celebrate.
An artistic representation of metaphysical butterfly effect
An artistic representation of metaphysical butterfly effect, Park, Ki-Wan, Koreja 2005, DVD, in Korean with English subtitles, 25′
There is a boy who worries over the reason of his being. He considers himself an unnecessary person because nobody ever treats him kindly. One day he goes to stay with his uncle who doesn’t have a job, and whom he has never met. In order to solve the boy’s problem, his uncle takes him to a community called ‘An artistic presentation of metaphysical butterfly effect’, which is somewhat weird. And little by little the boy starts to change.
Milch
Milch, Igor Kovaljov, ZDA/Rusija, 2005, 35mm, brez dialogov,15′
An intriguing story about a family’s secret and a young boy’s desire. An eight-year old boy discovers love and suffering as he faces his family’s mortality.
A Little Night Symphony / Malenkaya Nochnaya Simphoniya
Malenkaya Nochnaya Simphoniya / A Little Night Symphony, Dmitriy Geller, Rusija 2003, Beta SP, no dialogues, 10′
The creation of a musical composition, presented in black-and-white and overly infatuating.
Harvest | Silvan’s Cine School | Friends | Far East Special | Open Island | Animation Films
