Roll over, Walt. A lively hybrid genre that mixes animation with documentaries has come of age, stretching our ideas of what can be done with each, and honestly showing that documentaries are a manipulated form. Program includes:
Hidden (dir. Heilborn/Aronowitsch/Johansson, 8 min) — Peruvian refugees in Sweden under threat of deportation;
Bike Ride (dir. Tom Schroeder, 7 min.) — A surprise visit to a girlfriend 50 miles away must be done with an old Schwinn bicycle;
A Room Nearby (dir. Paul and Sandra Fierlinger, 27 min.) — how loneliness has benefitted interviewees, including director Milos Forman;
Grasshopper (dir. Bob Sabiston, 14 mins.);
A Conversation with Haris (dir. Sheila Sofian, 6 min.) — an 11-year-old Bosnian immigrant recounts his war experiences;
Figures of Speech (dir. Bob Sabiston, 4 min.);
Ame Noire/Black Soul (dir. Martine Chartrand, 10 min.);
Repetition Compulsion (dir. Ellie Lee, 7 min.) — Depicted in charcoal renderings, homeless women share their stories;
It's Like That (dir. Southern Ladies Animation Group., 7 min.) — young refugees seek asylum in Australia. (PS)
Bob Sabiston's website
Paul and Sandra Fierlinger's site
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