Glow
Jo Lawrence. UK, 2007.
Inspired by the true story of Grace Freyer, one of the “Radium Girls” who worked for the Radium Dial Company in New Jersey in the twenties painting watch faces with radioactive material.
La Vita Nuova
Christophe Gautry, Arnaud Demuynck. France, 2008.
Besides being the title of Dante’s first known work, La vita nuova is a poetic palimpsest, inspired by the life and work of Gérard de Nerval, in which a poet finds inspiration in the memories that seep in through doorjambs.
Morana
Simon Bogojevic Narath. Croatia, 2008.
In Slavic folklore Morana is the goddess of evil, of the death, of darkness … The personification of winter. As he did in 2006 with Leviathan, Bogojevic Narath offers one of the most amazing animated films of the year.
Mutt
Glenn Hunwick. Australia, 2008.
All work and no fun always has devastating consequences, and even more so if you’re a lonely farmer’s in the heart of Australia.
Ona koja mjeri (She Who Measures)
Veljko Popovic. Croatia, 2008.
Second example of the exceptional moment Croatian animation is living nowadays, this short film is a reflection on the narrow margins of real liberty the consumer society has to offer.
Switch
Jean-Julien Pous, Pierre Prinzbach. France, 2008.
Life, literally, is like a race against the clock. An example of the use of visual metaphors as an illustration of existential angst.
