HISTORY OF STOP MOTION
Thursday, 30. 9. 2022 at 9.00, Maribor Puppet Theatre, small hall
school group
Children’s film programme for the viewers of 9 – 11 years old
Curated and presented by Brina Fekonja and Antonija Veljačić
01.
Papageno
Lotte Reiniger (Lotte Reiniger Film)
1935, Germany, 10'42''
Opera-based animation filled with impeccable attention to detail. Papageno, a bird catcher from Mozart’s “The Magic Flute,” idles away the time with his avian companions, fights an undulating snake, and finds love and family happiness.
02.
Roka / The Hand / Ruka
Jiří Trnka (Krátký Film Praha)
1965, Czechoslovakia, 18'
An artist finds his private life being disrupted by an omnipresent, oversized hand.
03.
Sova, ki se je poročila z gosjo: eskimska legenda / The Owl Who Married a Goose: An Eskimo Legend
Caroline Leaf (National Film Board of Canada)
1974, Canada, 7'
Based on an Inuit legend about a goose who captures the fancy of an owl, a weakness for which he will pay dearly. The sound effects and voices are Inuktitut, but the animation leaves no doubt as to the unfolding action.
04.
Ulica / The Street
Caroline Leaf (National Film Board of Canada)
1976, Canada, 10’
A poignant interpretation of a short story by Montreal author Mordecai Richler. It makes a strong statement about how many families respond to their old and infirm members. 1977 Oscar nomination.
05.
Razigrane perlice / Bead Game
Ishu Patel (National Film Board of Canada)
1977, Canada, 5'
Thousands of beads are arranged and manipulated, assuming shapes of creatures both mythical and real. They continually devour, merge, and absorb one another in explosions of color.
06.
Svež guacamole / Fresh Guacamole
PES
2002, USA, 1'40''
Transforming familiar objects into Fresh Guacamole. The shortest film ever nominated for an Oscar.