In a strange and dystopian world, between chaos and magic, one sullen and bony dog confronts the absurd, by a series of paradoxes and frustrations. In a timeless time, where the questioning of existence is complicated with the eternal need for closeness and coexistence and where death balances with the countervailing power of hope. A surreal journey, unfolding unexpectedly in and out of the gaze of a suffering creature, the dog. An entity incessantly searching for a reference point, a "port" and who perhaps seems to find it in an existence as doomed as he is. A creature similar in appearance to the others he has already met, but which he is totally different. Withdrawn from the rest of the world, immersed in his thoughts and disillusioned with the world in which he lives. A meeting that offers security, understanding and expectations in redemption and the hope for something better, but at the same time it requires the ascent and the effort that have to put together for another world.
Escaping the rising tensions in his home, a young Lebanese man has lucid visions and interactions of his deepest anxieties through the smoke of a hookah.
The film is based on a speech by the Russian theater director Evgenia Berkovich. Together with the playwright Svetlana Petriychuk, Evgenia Berkovich has been under arrest and jailed since May 2023 on charges of "public calls to terrorism". On the ninth of January 2024, before the verdict was supposed to be announced, she read her final speech in verse.
After a flat tire leaves her stranded in the woods, a woman revisits haunting memories of her self-destructive tendencies. As she peels the skin from her fingers, each strip draws her deeper into the past. With every layer, she steps closer to the hidden child within herself.
A journey and exploration of generative AI.
Hilda is a dog who has a firm belief that she is the master of her human. The story describes everyday activities through the interpretation of Hilda. As the best master in the world, Hilda determines the start of each day, their exercise routine, menu, daily walks and social life. Her pet treats Hilda like a goddess who must be preserved.
The history of human development through the view of a cave. From the perspective of caves, it tells the story of human development in culture, art, and technology, as well as the destruction brought about by humans. Technology and human desires contributed to the destruction of caves that represent history and culture.
Aghilas, a young Algerian, is consumed by a life that offers him nothing in his native country. The prospect of an elsewhere will push him and a group of harraga to accomplish a dangerous crossing
A character wakes up halfway... Still under the influence of sleep, his actions and visions will sometimes be shifted...
Mr. Everest is dead, and trapped in the paperwork process before entering to heaven. After the long journey, he accepts that heaven is very different from what he expected.
A stop motion 1930s fairy tale follows a monster that yearns to be a part of civilized human society. After an unfortunate mishap, the monster’s hopes of being one with the humans is put on trial.
When the eccentric owner of a bustling nightclub keeps an eye on his business, his gaze falls on a mysterious lady dressed in red whom he wants to make his own at all costs. While the other guests at the club loose themselves in decadence, the owner remains spellbound by the lady and his inner demons. Will he risk to loose it all? The Masque of the Red Death is a stop-motion allegory about lust, decadence and decay. Based on the short story of the same name by Edgar Allan Poe (1809 – 1849) in which a bloody pestilence manages to invade a masked ball in a locked castle.
Even nearly 200 years after its invention, the zoetrope has lost little of its fascination as an optical toy and precursor to the animated film. Felix Eickmann’s zoetrope has an diameter of one meter and showcases an festival in honor of the Greek god Dionysus. Once set in motion, the static elements merge into a flowing sequence, where the artistically modeled figures move as if dancing.
Two friends experiencing mental health struggles seek help. The treatment required is different, but the results are the same.
Little girl helps her grandmother, who is terminally ill, forget about disease for a while and spend her last days in love and new hobby which makes her happy.
All the collage materials are made from collected waste paper,whenever it rains in summer, my rhinitis becomes very serious, bad mood keeps popping up like mushrooms after the rain. I hope this film can remind me not to forget to take rhinitis medication every night before going to bed, and I also hope this animation can raise people's attention to the global environment.
ATHENS ANIMFEST
