Sweaty Eyeballs

Check out the Fall 2018 Sweaty Eyeballs Monthly Animation Series Lineup HERE

7th Annual Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Invitational
Saturday November 3, 2018
7:30 PM
Parkway Theatre
5 W. North Ave. Baltimore, MD
$10 General / $8 Member / FREE for students with valid student ID
Program Running Time - 82 minutes
Rating - PG-13 (for nudity and violence)

The 7th Annual Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Invitational returns to the Parkway Theatre with an extraordinary lineup of international, independent short animated films. Curated by Phil Davis (Towson University) and Max Porter (Rhode Island School of Design); including narrative, experimental, and music video work made with a variety of techniques ranging from stop motion, hand drawn, and CGI. Come on out for a night of beautiful and weird animation and cast your vote for the audience choice award!
For more information visit sweatyeyeballs.com

Animators included:
Alexandra Neuman (US)
Nienke Deutz (Netherlands)
César Pelizer (United Kingdom)
Kangmin Kim (South Korea)
Trevor Jimenez (Canada)
Jeron Braxton (US)
Anna Mantzaris (Norway)
Luca Tóth (Hungary)
Steven Subotnick (US)
Ainslie Henderson (Scotland)
Albert Birney (US)
Rachel Gutgarts (Israel)
Dante Zaballa (Argentina / Germany)

Sweaty Eyeballs Presents:
The Adventures of Prince Achmed - with NEW Live Score
Saturday, October 13, 2018
Two Shows! 3:30 PM & 7:30 PM
Parkway Theatre - 5 W. North Ave. Baltimore, MD
Link to Buy Tickets
Facebook Event
$15 General / $12 Member / $10 Student
67 minutes, Silent with English Subtitles

Sweaty Eyeballs Animation series is thrilled to present a new live score to a classic silent animation. The Adventures of Prince Achmed by German animator Lotte Reiniger is considered the first feature-length silent animation made in 1926. The film is made with gorgeous cut paper silhouette animation, telling a tale from The Arabian Nights of Prince Achmed who overcomes the deception of an evil sorcerer, finds love, befriends Alladin, and embarks on a wondrous adventure.

A group of 12 Baltimore region musicians will be breathing new life into the film with six original musical scores set to the scenes of the film. Along with the live music the film will also be accompanied by foley sound artists, Matt Davies and Rich Bussey, creating live sound effects for the entire film!

Musicians & Sound Artists involved include:
– Deakin and Geologist (Animal Collective)
– Stephen Santillan and Emmanuel Nicolaidis (Oh Hang)
– Gretchen Lohse and Thomas Hughes (Carol Cleveland Sings)
– Ryan Murray, Phil Davis, and Albert Birney (Mountain Peaks and Teen Men)
– Ami Dang
– Bruce Willen (Peals) and Sarah Hughes
– Matt Davies and Rich Bussey – Foley Sound Effects (Studio Unknown)

Along with the screenings there will be a free silhouette animation workshop in the lobby of the Parkway teaching puppet building, lighting techniques, and animating with a smartphone.

Sweaty Eyeballs Presents:
Mind Game - by Masaaki Yuasa
Monday, September 17, 2018
7:30 PM
Parkway Theatre - 5 W. North Ave. Baltimore, MD
Parkway Theatre Link
$10 General / $8 Member / $5 Student

This Japanese cult classic is an explosion of unconstrained expression. Gloriously colorful mages ricochet in rapid fire associations like Masaaki Yuasa’s brain splattered onto the screen in all its goopy glory. Not Rated (recommended for adults only), 103 minutes.

Sweaty Eyeballs Presents:
Alice - by Jan Svankmajer
Monday, August 27, 2018
7:00 PM
Parkway Theatre - 5 W. North Ave. Baltimore, MD
Parkway Theatre Link
$10 General / $8 Member / $5 Student

When Alice follows the White Rabbit into Wonderland, so begins this dream expedition into the astonishing landscape of childhood, through many dangerous adventures, and ultimately to Alice’s trial before the King and Queen of Hearts. Czech animator Jan Svankmajer has created a masterpiece of cinema, a strikingly original interpretation of Lewis Carroll’s classic tale. Svankmajer’s Alice remains true to the absurdity of Carroll’s original, but bears the stamp of his own distinctive style and obsessions. Combining techniques of animation and live action, he gives a new and fascinating dimension to the classic tale of childhood fantasies.

Sweaty Eyeballs Presents:
Black Maria Film Festival Animation Shorts
Monday, July 9, 2018
7:30 PM
Parkway Theatre - 5 W. North Ave. Baltimore, MD
Parkway Theatre Link
Facebook Event
$10 General / $8 Member / $9 Student

This program is comprised of a selection of shorts from the 2018 Black Maria Animation Program. Since 1981, the Black Maria Film Festival has been celebrating and preserving the diversity, invention, and vitality of the short film. The Festival’s home is New Jersey City University in Jersey City, NJ and is named after Thomas Edison’s original West Orange film studio dubbed the “Black Maria” because of its resemblance to the black-box police paddy wagons of the same name. For more information about the Black Maria Film Festival go to blackmaria.org

Sweaty Eyeballs Presents:
The Secret of NIMH
Saturday, May 12, 2018
1:30 PM
Parkway Theatre - 5 W. North Ave. Baltimore, MD
Parkway Theatre Link
$10 General / $8 Member / $9 Student

Sweaty Eyeballs and the Generation Parkway series are excited to present a matinee screening of The Secret of NIMH. Come check out the gorgeously animated first feature film by Don Bluth Productions. Released in 1982 this film marks the start of many feature animated films directed by the former Disney Studio animator, who left Disney in the late 70's taking a group of animators with him to form a rival production company. The film screening will be accompanied by another Don Bluth marvel, a chance to play his 1983 video game Dragon's Lair in the lobby of the Parkway before and after the screening!

Suspenseful and heartwarming, this animated odyssey stars Mrs. Brisby, a mild-mannered mother mouse with a plan to move her home to save her family from Farmer Fitzgibbon’s plow! Unfortunately, Mrs. Brisby will need an engineering miracle to hoist her home, and for that she must face a mysterious rat and ferocious cat! But when Mrs. Brisby discovers the astounding secret of NIMH… it could change her life forever!

Sweaty Eyeballs Animation (2012-2017) Streaming on MEMORY.IS
May 1-10, 2018

Sweaty Eyeballs Animation is excited about a new collaboration with the live-streaming website Memory.is!
Go to memory.is to watch a program of short films spanning the past six years of Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Invitationals.
For more details on the program visit memory.is/sweaty-eyeballs
The Program is 60 minutes long and will repeat every hour on the hour until May 10th, 2018.
The program of animation is:
Bottle - Kirsten Lepore
Small People With Hats - Sarina Nihei
Slow Wave - Andy Kennedy
But Milk is Important - Anna Mantzaris & Eirik Grønmo Bjørnsen
Trachial Shave - Gina Kamentsky
Once It Started It Could Not End Otherwise - Kelly Sears
A Prank Time - Jaime Rodriguez
Adam - Evelyn Jane Ross
Boogodobiegodongo - Peter Millard
Yield - Caleb Wood
Loop Ring Chop Drink - Nicolas Ménard

The Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Invitational began as the brainchild of animator and Towson University professor Phil Davis as a way to bring unique voices in international and independent animation to Baltimore audiences. Since 2012, Sweaty Eyeballs screenings have showcased an eclectic mix of animated narrative, documentary, music videos, and experimental work pushing the boundaries of art, style, and technology.

Curated by Phil Davis, this hour long program includes work from the past six years of Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Invitational screenings (from 2012-2017), and is streaming only on Memory.is!

Repeating every hour on the hour, until May 10th.

Sweaty Eyeballs Presents:
The Breadwinner
Thursday, April 5, 2018
7:30 PM
Parkway Theatre - 5 W. North Ave. Baltimore, MD
Parkway Theatre Link
$10 General / $8 Member / $9 Student

From executive producer Angelina Jolie and the creators of the Academy Award®-nominated The Secret of Kells and Song of the Sea, comes the highly-anticipated new feature The Breadwinner, based on Deborah Ellis’ best-selling novel. Directed by Nora Twomey and nominated for a 2018 Academy Award for best Feature Length Animated Film.

The Breadwinner tells the story of Parvana, an 11-year-old girl growing up under the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001. When her father is wrongfully arrested, Parvana disguises herself as a boy in order to support her family. With dauntless perseverance, Parvana draws strength from the stories her father told her, and ultimately risks her life to discover if he is still alive. Equal parts thrilling and enchanting, The Breadwinner is a timely and inspiring tale about the transcendent power of stories, and their potential to unite and heal us all.
Running Time - 1 hour 34 minutes
PG-13 Rating

Sweaty Eyeballs Presents:
Baltimore Animation Showcase
Monday, March 12, 2018
7:30 PM
Parkway Theatre - 5 W. North Ave. Baltimore, MD
Facebook Event Link
Parkway Theatre Link
$10 General / $8 Member / $5 Student

Sweaty Eyeballs Animation series returns in March with the Baltimore Animation Showcase, an eclectic mix of animated short films created by Baltimore area artists and students. The screening ranges from absurd comedy to experimental exploration all with an emphasis on the beauty of movement and storytelling unique to animated forms. The screening includes stop motion, hand drawn, 3D CGI, and hybrid approaches to animated filmmaking. Come out to see the amazing local animation scene that Baltimore has to offer!

Animators Include:
Corrie Francis Parks, Ben Shaffer, Marnie Ellen Hertzler, Dan Fipphen, Elyse Kelly, Lynn Tomlinson, Albert Birney, Ru Kuwahata, Max Porter, Zoe Friedman, Alan Resnick, Clarissa Gregory, Khamar Hopkins, Karen Yasinsky, Kat Navarro, Vanessa King, and students from Baltimore School for the Arts.

Running Time - 65 minutes (plus Q&A with animators after the screening)
PG Rating

Sweaty Eyeballs Presents:
The Road Called Life - by Ahn Jae Huun
Thursday, February 8, 2018
7:30 PM
Parkway Theatre - 5 W. North Ave. Baltimore, MD

Sweaty Eyeballs is proud to present THE ROAD CALLED LIFE, three shorts by acclaimed Korean animator Ahn Jae Huun, who will be present to talk about his work! Ahn Jae Huun is an animation director who founded one of the first animation studios which applied systematic production pipeline in South Korea. His studio, Meditation With a Pencil, creates films under the ideal of "drawings that cure, colours that touch one's heart."

The films in THE ROAD CALLED LIFE are:
WHEN THE BUCKWHEAT FLOWERS BLOOM
SPRING SPRING
A LUCKY DAY
Running Time: 90 Minutes + Q&A with the Director
Facebook Event
Parkway Theatre Link

Negative Space - Max Porter & Ru Kuwahata

Audience Choice Award!
Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Invitational 2017

Congratulations to Lucrèce Andreae for her film Pépé le Morse (Grandpa Walrus)
Winner of the 2017 Sweaty Eyeballs Audience Choice Award!

Sweaty Eyeballs 2017 Audience Choice Award - created by Jen Strunge

6th Annual Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Invitational
Friday November 17, 2017
7:00 PM
Parkway Theatre
5 W. North Ave. Baltimore, MD

$10 General / $8 Member / FREE for students with valid student ID
Program Running Time - 85 minutes

The 6th Annual Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Invitational returns to the Parkway Theatre with an astonishing array of international, independent short animated films. Curated by Phil Davis (Towson University) and Max Porter (Maryland Institute College of Art); including narrative, experimental, and music video work made with a variety of techniques ranging from stop motion, hand drawn, to CGI. Come on out for a night of strange and wonderful animation and cast your vote for the audience choice award!
View 2017 Sweaty Eyeballs Animator Bios HERE
Parkway Theatre Link to purchase tickets in advance
Facebook Event Link

Sweaty Eyeballs Presents:
The Girl Without Hands
Directed by Sébastien Laudenbach
www.gkids.com/films/the-girl-without-hands/
Monday October 23, 2017
7:00 PM
Parkway Theatre - 5 W. North Ave. Baltimore, MD

In hard times, a miller sells his daughter to the Devil. Protected by her purity, she escapes from the Devil who, in revenge, deprives her of her hands. So begins her long journey towards the light… but in spite of her resilience and the new protection of a handsome prince’s estate, the Devil devises a plan of his own. The Girl Without Hands is the audacious feature debut from acclaimed short filmmaker Sébastien Laudenbach, whose beautiful and dreamlike take on the Brothers Grimm story has created an adult fairytale destined to become a classic. Hand-painted with lush, evocative details and featuring the voices of Anaïs Demoustier (The New Girlfriend) and Jérémie Elkaïm (Declaration of War), the film premiered in the ACID section at Cannes, was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the César Awards, and won both the Jury Prize and the award for Best French Film at the Annecy Animation Festival.

Total Running TIme - 76 minutes
$10 General / $9 Student / $8 Member
Parkway Theatre Website Link
Facebook Event
Sweaty Eyeballs Animation is curated by Phil Davis (Towson University) and Max Porter (MICA).

Trailer of The Girl Without Hands below:

Sweaty Eyeballs Presents:
Fluid Frames
Curated by Corrie Francis Parks
www.fluidframes.net
Monday September 18, 2017
7:00 PM
Parkway Theatre - 5 W. North Ave. Baltimore, MD

Sweaty Eyeballs Animation is excited to bring in guest curator Corrie Francis Parks to present a collection of international short films from contemporary animators working with wet paint, sand, clay, and charcoal, this program introduces a new generation of visual innovators. Their films dazzle the eye with light, color, and texture, connecting physical materials and the hand of the artist to the narrative context. These artists revel in the process of animation as much as the end goal of the audience’s journey, leaving a memorable impact on not only our perception, but our deeper sensibilities. The program will be introduced by Corrie Francis Parks, professor of animation at University of Maryland, Baltimore County, director of A Tangled Tale and Coyote, and author of the book Fluid Frames: Experimental Animation with Sand, Clay, Paint, and Pixels. A Q&A and book signing will follow the screening.

Films:
Norman - Robbe Vervaeke - (2012, Belgium, 10:00) – paint on glass
Tunnel - Maryam Kashkoolinia - (2012, Iran, 7:20) - sand
Night Weaver - Joan Gratz - (2015, USA, 6:00) – clay painting
The Well - Philippe Vaucher - (2013, Canada, 12:10) – salt
A Tangled Tale - Corrie Francis Parks - (2013, USA, 5:30) – sand
Ballad of Holland Island House – Lynn Tomlinson (2014, USA, 4:20) – clay painting
The Crossing - Marieka Walsh (2016, Australia, 11:00) - sand
Spring – Xin Li (2016, Australia, 3:40) – paint on glass
Coyote - Corrie Francis Parks (2017, USA, 1:10) - sand
Signum - Witold Giersz (2016, Poland, 14:00) – progressive drawing

Total running time: 75 min
Rating: PG
$10 General / $9 Student / $8 Member
Facebook Event
Parkway Theatre Website
Sweaty Eyeballs Animation is curated by Phil Davis (Towson University) and Max Porter (Maryland Institute College of Art).

Corrie Francis Parks - Animator and Guest Curator

Sweaty Eyeballs Presents:
Animated Tales from the Big City
with Guest Curator Willy Hartland
Monday, August 28, 2017
7 PM
Parkway Theatre - 5 W. North Ave. Baltimore, MD

Sweaty Eyeballs is proud to present a program of eclectic short animations all set in an urban environment. Join guest curator Willy Hartland from Nitehawk Cinema (Brooklyn, NY) as he introduces a wide range of animation styles and storytelling approaches with international award-winning cartoons from 1933 all the way up to 2016. The program includes the work of Andy and Carolyn London, George Griffin, Dave Fleischer, Michaela Pavlátová, Nate Theis, Signe Baumane, Bill Plympton, Debra Solomon, Willy Hartland, Mimi Gross, and Red Grooms.

Total Running Time - 60 minutes
Rated PG-13 for some adult content and themes
Tickets - $10 General / $9 Student / $8 Member
To buy tickets ahead go the Parkway Website here

Sweaty Eyeballs Animation is curated by Phil Davis (Towson University) and Max Porter (MICA).

Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Presents
Strangers by Late Night Work Club
An anthology of independent animation

Sweaty Eyeballs Animation is excited to present Strangers, an anthology of animated short films by Late Night Work Club, a rotating collective of independent/international animators. Strangers is the second anthology by Late Night Work Club with animators exploring the same theme, but with a diverse range of styles, techniques, and narrative experimentation. The anthology includes animated short films by Alex Grigg, Loup Blaster, Caleb Wood, Sean Buckelew, Jeanette Bonds, Nicolas Menard, and Kirsten Lepore. The screening will also include work by friends of Late Night Work Club including Peter Millard, Sonnye Lim, Greg Sharp, and Jennifer Zheng. For more information visit sweatyeyeballs.com and latenightworkclub.com or facebook event

Wednesday July 26, 2017
7:00 PM
Parkway Theatre
5 W. North Ave. Baltimore, MD

$10 General / $9 Student / $8 Member
60 minute Running Time
Program is rated PG-13 for adult themed content.

Sweaty Eyeballs begins monthly screening series at the Parkway Theatre!

We are so excited to announce the beginning of Sweaty Eyeballs Animation as a monthly screening series at the brand new Parkway Theatre in Baltimore in collaboration with the Maryland Film Festival!
A monthly calendar of screenings will be announced soon with curated animated shorts programs, features, guest artists and speakers, animation workshops, and live music set to classic silent animation. Our first monthly screening will be in late June!

Best of 5 Years of Sweaty Eyeballs Animation
Monday June 26, 2017
7 pm
Parkway Theatre
5 W. North Ave. (corner of Charles & North), Baltimore, MD 21201
Tickets - $10 general admission / $9 student
Facebook Event here

We are very excited to kick off a new monthly screening series at the Parkway with Sweaty Eyeballs Animation! Come celebrate the best of the first 5 years of Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Invitationals with a screening of previous audience choice award winners and curator picks.

The Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Invitational began as the brainchild of animator and Towson University professor Phil Davis as a way to bring unique voices in international and independent animation to a Baltimore audience. Since 2012, Sweaty Eyeballs screenings have showcased an eclectic mix of animated narrative, documentary, music videos, and experimental work pushing the boundaries of art, style, and technology.

This screening includes work by Kirsten Lepore (USA), Eirik Gronmo Bjornsen and Anna Mantzaris (Norway), Jean-Charles Mbotti Malolo (France), Alan Holly (Ireland), Nicolas Menard (United Kingdom), Christian Larrave (USA), Sarina Nihei (United Kingdom / Japan), Yoriko Mizushiri (Japan), Jaime Rodriguez (USA), Špela Čadež (Slovenia), and Andy Kennedy (USA).
Curated by Phil Davis (Towson University) and Max Porter (Maryland Institute College of Art).

Program Duration: 83 minutes. Some animation in the program tackles adult themes and contains violence. Recommended rating of PG-13.

Sweaty Eyeballs Animation (2012-2017) Streaming on MEMORY.ISMay 1-10, 2018

Audience Choice Award!Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Invitational 2017

Sweaty Eyeballs begins monthly screening series at the Parkway Theatre!

Sweaty Eyeballs Animation (2012-2017) Streaming on MEMORY.IS
May 1-10, 2018

Audience Choice Award!
Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Invitational 2017