Student 5


Saturday 18/03/2023 17:00 - 19:00 - Athens Animfest 2023 Official Screening
Sunday 19/03/2023 05:00 - 07:00 - Athens Animfest 2023 Replay Screening
Total Duration: 01:51:23

  1. The building at 9 EtzelSt. / הבניין ברחוב האצ"ל 9 08:52
  2. Israel 2022
    Directed by: Bar Vaknine, Tamar Sharvit
    Screenplay: Bar Vaknine, Tamar Sharvit
    Dialogue language: Hebrew

    In a residential apartment building amidst heavy renovation required by the National Outline Plan #38, three neighbors are losing control of their lives. A series of meetings between the residents and a Palestinian construction worker raise the need to be saved from the Israeli temporary reality that has become constant.

  3. Friendly Fire 06:14
  4. Israel 2022
    Directed by: Tom Koryto Blumen
    Screenplay: Tom Koryto Blumen
    Production/School: Tom Koryto Blumen
    Dialogue language: Hebrew

    A friendly soccer game between an Israeli soldier and a Palestinian boy that takes place on the West Bank barrier starts to escalate into an uneven battle. The film was painted frame by frame on the wall and become part of the ongoing conflict by staining the wall with over a hundred liters of paint.

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  5. The truth is out there 08:14
  6. United States of America 2021
    Directed by: Shih Yin Lee
    Screenplay: Shih Yin Lee
    Animation: Shih Yin Lee
    Technique: 3D animation
    Music: edit by Shih Yin Lee
    Production/School: Shih Yin Lee
    Dialogue language: English

    On this sunny day, the ants were industriously going about their business, but suddenly a massive shadow covered the sun, causing the ants to halt in surprise. They were curious about what could have caused this interruption to their day. Some of the ants brought up a legend they had heard about creatures known as humans, which were said to be larger and more powerful than ants. This idea filled the ants with fear and uncertainty, and they held a heated discussion about the existence of these humans. The king of the ants was livid upon hearing about the talk of humans. He forbade any further discussion about them and proclaimed that the ant king was the greatest in the world. Despite his efforts to squash the truth, the truth is still out there.

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  7. Lost in a Waltz / 懷念的華爾滋 08:56
  8. Taiwan 2022
    Directed by: Ji-Tian Li
    Production/School: Taipei National University of the Arts
    Dialogue language: Mandarin Chinese
    Subtitles language: English/ Mandarin

    Returning to a house that holds nothing, a mother misses her mother, thinking of her sparkling and eternal childhood.
  9. LIGHTS 08:13
  10. Hungary 2022
    Directed by: Adél Palotás
    Screenplay: Adél Palotás
    Technique: Digital 2D frame-by-frame
    Music: Ákos Lovász
    Production/School: Budapest Metropolitan University
    Dialogue language: English

    The „LIGHTS” animation short's characters are people with lamp heads, who are living in a modern city. These robot like beings are made in a factory, where our main character is working, but he is different from the others because of his old incandescent lamp head, which isn't accepted by the new LED lamp generation. He needs to hide it, but when his secret is discovered, he has to run away from the city, but the outside world has a more shocking truth. The lamp people's society is a metaphor of our, human society. The message wants to reflect on discrimination between groups with different culture, origin, appearance, religion, orientation, etc. Also it wants to draw attention to our continous seek for new products and throwing away the old ones.

  11. Swallow Flying to the South 17:38
  12. Canada 2022
    Directed by: Mochi Lin
    Screenplay: Mochi Lin
    Animation: Mochi Lin
    Technique: Mochi Lin
    Music: Mochi Lin
    Production/School: Mochi Lin
    Dialogue language: Mandarin Chinese
    Subtitles language: English

    Spring 1976, 5-year-old Swallow is abandoned at a public boarding preschool in central Beijing. When the persimmons are ripe, Swallow masters how to cry, but doesn't forget how to fly.
  13. Small Hours 05:00
  14. Ireland 2022
    Directed by: Marta Sniezek, Christian Spurling
    Screenplay: Marta Sniezek, Christian Spurling
    Animation: Marta Sniezek
    Technique: 2D Digital, Photoshop
    Music: Nicolaas Walle
    Production/School: The National Film School IADT Dublin
    Dialogue language: No Dialogue

    'Small Hours' is a fully split/mosaic-screen 2D animation short that follows two people's trains of thought, transitioning from one memory to another. As we dive deeper into the memories we transcend into the character's subconscious and lose track of reality.

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  15. Girl in the Water / 水中的女孩 07:20
  16. Taiwan 2021
    Directed by: Shi-Rou Huang
    Screenplay: Shi-Rou Huang
    Animation: Shi-Rou Huang
    Technique: Shi-Rou Huang
    Music: Peilin Wu
    Production/School: Shi-Rou Huang/Tainan National University of the Arts
    Dialogue language: No Dialogue

    Contemplation of torn walls and scars reminds the heroine of the ups and downs of love. The film depicts femininity and female internal time-consciousness through the convalescence of a woman's broken heart, which is based on my personal experiences. Long Synopsis Contemplation of torn walls and scars reminds the heroine of the ups and downs of love. The story is based on my personal experience, recreating the unique perspectives and inner sense of time that women have shown in the process of heartbreak and self-healing. A total of about 1,500 paintings have been drawn frame by frame by watercolors and pastels.

  17. Pobre Antonio 08:06
  18. Spain 2021
    Directed by: Mariana Guerreiro Ferreira, Eudald Rojas Lluís
    Screenplay: Eudald Rojas Lluís, Elisa Albanelli, Lucía Gutiérrez Rico
    Production/School: Mariana Guerreiro Ferreira, Valeria Salinas Yábar
    Dialogue language: Spanish

    Antonio is stuck to his routine. During the night, he works in a recycling plant and during the day stays with his family with whom he doesn’t really get along. One day, while working, he discovers that he can begin to make decisions about his life and change it to his will.

  19. Sister / Siostra 12:00
  20. Poland 2022
    Directed by: Kasia K. Pieróg
    Screenplay: Kasia K. Pieróg, Alice Gambara
    Production/School: Marcin Podolec
    Dialogue language: No Dialogue

    The two Sisters travel across the Realm of Clouds, looking for the Big Tree. Their way will be full of setbacks, self-sacrifices, sadness, and yet filled with joy. Across their eventful journey, while getting closer to their destination, they will become closer to themselves as well. The film pictures a multidimensional dynamic and growth of an emotional bond within a sisterhood's relationship.

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  21. Icarus Project 05:06
  22. Belgium 2022
    Directed by: Lauren Rolly

    Scientists walk around in protective suits. They are captivated by different species of birds that roam freely on the research grounds.

  23. A Nap In Fluoroscopy Buses / 间歇 06:45
  24. China 2022
    Directed by: Lei Lei
    Screenplay: Lei Lei
    Animation: Lei Lei
    Technique: Lei Lei
    Music: Boshan Zhou
    Production/School: China Academy of Art
    Dialogue language: No Dialogue
    Subtitles language: English/Chinese

    It uses symbolism to compare a closed system to a bus, and depicts a society in alienation and surveillance from a microscopic perspective. A fluoroscopy bus carries the crowd from the center to the edge of the city. In the fixed and crowded carriage, some people just boarding the bus collide with each other, and some people are taking a nap at the seat.

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  25. The Leak 07:40
  26. Belgium 2022
    Directed by: Paola Cubillos

    The quietness in a woman's apartment is imperiled by the emergence of a water leak. As the drops fall, unspoken memories of a sleeping man surface with a scared child begging to be seen and protected.

  27. Drunkland 01:19
  28. United States of America 2022
    Directed by: PingHsin Chen

    A heartbroken girl goes to the bar "Drunkland" and hopes to get drunk. With the hot bartenders, cocktails, and loud music around..., she soon finds herself in a different world and goes on a crazy adventure of finding true pleasure.


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