Animation Shorts: Make Things, Break Things Ages 15+
11.15AM Sun 16 Jan 2022 (1hr)
GOMA | Cinema A | Free
SYNOPSIS
From a new take on the Adam and Eve story to a suicidal quest to battle a bridge troll, these stories playfully unpack many of life’s bigger questions and our desire for more – life, acceptance, companionship, and adventure.
L’Animateur 2007 dir. Nick Hilligoss (3:42 mins)
"A Jester sets up his portable stage on a barren planet, and compels his puppets to enact an old story. A retelling of the Adam and Eve story from a different perspective." Nick Hilligoss
Zero 2010 dir. Christopher Kezelos (12:32 mins)
"Born into a world of numbers, an oppressed zero discovers that through determination, courage, and love, nothing can be truly something." Christopher Kezelos
Contains mild impact themes and violence
The Maker 2011 dir. Christopher Kezelos (5:30 mins)
"A strange creature races against time to make the most important and beautiful creation of his life." Christopher Kezelos
The Goat that Ate Time 2007 dir. Lucinda Schreiber (7:25)
"A goat with an appetite for life realises that time is dangerously delicious." Screen Australia
The Albatross 2016 dir. Joel Best, Alex Jeremy, Alex Karonis (6:45)
"In the centre of a freezing, misty lake, a struggling writer's solitary fishing trip is disrupted by a strange creature from the bottom of a whiskey bottle." Joel Best, Alex Jeremy, Alex Karonis
Contains moderate impact themes of addiction and substance abuse
Troll Bridge 2018 dir. Daniel Knight (25 mins)
"An old barbarian and his talking horse embark on a suicidal quest to battle a bridge troll." Screen Australia
CREDITS
L’Animateur 2007
DIGITAL, STOP MOTION (PUPPET) ANIMATION, COLOUR, STEREO, 3:42 MINUTES, AUSTRALIA, ENGLISH / DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/ANIMATOR: NICK HILLIGOSS / MUSIC: JOHN GARDEN / PRINT SOURCE/RIGHTS: NICK HILLIGOSS / SCREENING FORMAT: DCP
Zero 2010
DIGITAL, STOP MOTION (PUPPET) ANIMATION, COLOUR, STEREO, 12:32 MINUTES, AUSTRALIA, ENGLISH / DIRECTOR/ SCRIPT: CHRISTOPHER KEZELOS / PRODUCER: CHRISTINE KEZELOS / ANIMATORS: CHRISTOPHER KEZELOS, MARK LAGANA, DAVID COX, CHRISTINE KEZELOS / MUSIC: KYLS BURTLAND / PRINT SOURCE/RIGHTS: ZEALOUS CREATIVE / SCREENING FORMAT: DCP
The Maker 2011
DIGITAL, STOP MOTION (PUPPET) ANIMATION, COLOUR, STEREO, 5:30 MINUTES, AUSTRALIA, ENGLISH / DIRECTOR/ SCRIPT: CHRISTOPHER KEZELOS / PRODUCER: CHRISTINE KEZELOS / ANIMATORS: CHRISTOPHER KEZELOS, MARK LAGANA, DAVID COX, AI IKEDA / MUSIC: PAUL HALLEY / PRINT SOURCE/RIGHTS: ZEALOUS CREATIVE / SCREENING FORMAT: DCP
The Goat that Ate Time 2007
DIGITAL, 2D COMPUTER ANIMATION, COLOUR, STEREO, 7:25 MINUTES, AUSTRALIA, ENGLISH / DIRECTOR/SCRIPT/ANIMATOR: LUCINDA SCHREIBER / MUSIC: MARTIN CRAFT / PRINT SOURCE/RIGHTS: LUCINDA SCHREIBER / SCREENING FORMAT: DCP
The Albatross 2016
DIGITAL, 3D COMPUTER ANIMATION, COLOUR, STEREO, 6:45 MINUTES, AUSTRALIA, ENGLISH / DIRECTORS/ANIMATORS: JOEL BEST, ALEX JEREMY, ALEX KARONIS / MUSIC: LOUIS ROBERT KING / PRINT SOURCE/RIGHTS: JOEL BEST, ALEX JEREMY, ALEX KARONIS / SCREENING FORMAT: DCP
Troll Bridge 2018
DIGITAL, LIVE ACTION AND HAND ANIMATION, COLOUR, STEREO, 25 MINUTES, AUSTRALIA, ENGLISH / DIRECTOR/SCRIPT: DANIEL KNIGHT / PRODUCER: AHREN MORRIS / LEAD ANIMATOR: CHRISTIAN BLOCH / SCRIPT: DANIEL KNIGHT, TERRY PRATCHETT (STORY) / MUSIC: JUNE PETERNEL / PRINT SOURCE/RIGHTS: DANIEL KNIGHT / SCREENING FORMAT: DCP