International Competition Block 6
2020 Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival
*Please note that this competition screening is Geo-Blocked. Only those located in the following US states will have access to see the films in this program: Maryland, Washington DC, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York.
2020 Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival
*Please note that this competition screening is Geo-Blocked. Only those located in the following US states will have access to see the films in this program: Maryland, Washington DC, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York.
Little Miss Fate
Director - Joder von Rotz (Switzerland)
Time - 8:14 min.
Synopsis - Little Miss Fate lives in a world driven by fate. When the opportunity arises, she slips into the role of the world leader. Unintentionally she creates a monster, which greedily wants to suck up all the love of the world. Overwhelmed by the rapid development, she loses control.
Director - Joder von Rotz (Switzerland)
Time - 8:14 min.
Synopsis - Little Miss Fate lives in a world driven by fate. When the opportunity arises, she slips into the role of the world leader. Unintentionally she creates a monster, which greedily wants to suck up all the love of the world. Overwhelmed by the rapid development, she loses control.
Schast'e (Happiness)
Director - Andrey Zhidkov (Russian Federation)
Time - 5:00 min.
Synopsis - In cold repulsive world of chaos a man is searching for his true happiness hoping that simple things can evolve into his bliss. But his attempts end up in abyss of loneliness and poverty.
* United States Premiere
Director - Andrey Zhidkov (Russian Federation)
Time - 5:00 min.
Synopsis - In cold repulsive world of chaos a man is searching for his true happiness hoping that simple things can evolve into his bliss. But his attempts end up in abyss of loneliness and poverty.
* United States Premiere
Knife Hanging From A Tree
Director - JiHee Nam (Republic of Korea)
Time - 3:21 min.
Synopsis - Sour grapes.
Director - JiHee Nam (Republic of Korea)
Time - 3:21 min.
Synopsis - Sour grapes.
Carrousel
Director - Jasmine Elsen (Belgium)
Time - 10:14 min.
Synopsis - Roos grows up with her snails in the park. Their park. One day they get attacked by intruders. Or is it the other way around? A film about dehumanization.
Director - Jasmine Elsen (Belgium)
Time - 10:14 min.
Synopsis - Roos grows up with her snails in the park. Their park. One day they get attacked by intruders. Or is it the other way around? A film about dehumanization.
Pile
Director - Toby Auberg (United Kingdom)
Time - 3:23 min.
Synopsis - Water then food. Agriculture then industry. Old then new. Critical then extra. Simple to complex. Concrete to abstract. Dirt to clouds. Real to unreal.
Director - Toby Auberg (United Kingdom)
Time - 3:23 min.
Synopsis - Water then food. Agriculture then industry. Old then new. Critical then extra. Simple to complex. Concrete to abstract. Dirt to clouds. Real to unreal.
Chado
Director - Dominica Harrison (United Kingdom)
Time - 7:24 min.
Synopsis - During a long hot summer in the forest, Child is forced to grow up. First her Dog becomes ill, then out of the blue her Mother returns with a new lover in tow. Child's world is turned upside down. A coming of age story, set in an enchanted Russian wilderness.
Director - Dominica Harrison (United Kingdom)
Time - 7:24 min.
Synopsis - During a long hot summer in the forest, Child is forced to grow up. First her Dog becomes ill, then out of the blue her Mother returns with a new lover in tow. Child's world is turned upside down. A coming of age story, set in an enchanted Russian wilderness.
Yes-People
Director - Gísli Darri Halldórsson (Iceland)
Time - 8:35 min.
Synopsis - One morning an eclectic mix of people face the everyday battle - such as work, school and dish-washing. As the day progresses, their relationships are tested and ultimately their capacity to cope.
Director - Gísli Darri Halldórsson (Iceland)
Time - 8:35 min.
Synopsis - One morning an eclectic mix of people face the everyday battle - such as work, school and dish-washing. As the day progresses, their relationships are tested and ultimately their capacity to cope.
Duodrom
Director - Basil Vogt (Switzerland)
Time - 8:42 min.
Synopsis - We all have two sides. But if even the tiniest scare splits someone into a timid skin on the one hand and an overconfident skeleton on the
other, that person has a lot of work ahead to bring their characteristics back into harmony again.
Director - Basil Vogt (Switzerland)
Time - 8:42 min.
Synopsis - We all have two sides. But if even the tiniest scare splits someone into a timid skin on the one hand and an overconfident skeleton on the
other, that person has a lot of work ahead to bring their characteristics back into harmony again.
KKUM
Director - KANG MIN KIM (Republic of Korea)
Time - 8:53 min.
Synopsis - My mother's dreams have always been strong premonitions for important moments in my life. I rely on her dreams more than any religion.
* United States Premiere
Director - KANG MIN KIM (Republic of Korea)
Time - 8:53 min.
Synopsis - My mother's dreams have always been strong premonitions for important moments in my life. I rely on her dreams more than any religion.
* United States Premiere
Polka-dot Boy
Director - Sarina NIHEI (France)
Time - 7:40 min.
Synopsis - A boy is suffering from a polka-dot disease on his arms since he can remember. Encountering some peculiar events, he discovers a hidden connection between the disease and a religious group.
* United States Premiere
Director - Sarina NIHEI (France)
Time - 7:40 min.
Synopsis - A boy is suffering from a polka-dot disease on his arms since he can remember. Encountering some peculiar events, he discovers a hidden connection between the disease and a religious group.
* United States Premiere