Elétrico Magnético

Impromptu(xx)

A journey to the origins of cinema, starting with its forgotten fathers: the pioneers who achieved moving images before 1895, the official year of the Lumière cinematograph. Through five studies by Frédéric Chopin, 'Impromptu' is also a tribute to the end of the 19th century, to its immortal muses, and to the fascination with movement itself.

Idéal(fr)

"You gave me your mud and I turned it into gold". The Flowers of Evil, Charles Baudelaire

Nocturne no.248(en)

An abstract animated short by Michael Theodore.

Dance(he)

A closeted transgender woman is comforted by dancing to confront her sexual demons.

Fossil(xx)

An old man's vision of a drowning world is clouded. He decides to take radical actions inflicting damage to his surroundings. Instigating a self-destructive chain of events, coming from the dark abyss of his subconsciousness.

Anoche(es)

Three memories that become one. An attempt to merge heterogeneous materials: a film sequence shot in Rome, a photo from the 1930s, a noisy soundtrack. Fragmented lines, exploding bass frequencies and flickering.

The Statue of Giordano Bruno(en)

This film was made out of the capture of a live animation performance presented in Rome in January 2005 by Pierre Hébert and the musician Bob Ostertag. It is based on live action shooting done that same afternoon on the Campo dei Fiori where the philosopher Giordano Bruno was burned by the Inquisition in 1600. A commemorative statue was erected in the 19th century, that somberly dominate the market held everyday on the piazza. The film is about the resurgence of the past in this place where normal daily activities go on imperturbably. The capture of the performance was reworked, shortened and complemented with more studio performances.

Seraphim on the Go!(en)

a life size stop motion child puppet races through memories and daydreams reflecting on the cyclical nature of life.

La Señal Cósmica(es)

The film was produced applying mixed techniques on Super 8 film support.

Heaven and Earth Magic(en)

The first part depicts the heroine's toothache consequent to the loss of a very valuable watermelon, her dentistry and transportation to heaven. Next follows an elaborate exposition of the heavenly land, in terms of Israel and Montreal. The second part depicts the return to Earth from being eaten by Max Müller on the day Edward VII dedicated the Great Sewer of London.

Embryo No.M(mk)

The story of a man who has reached the very top of society and eventually became a victim of his own ideology.

Englouties(fr)

In the heart of Saint-Malo, there's a gigantic area, covering 1/3 of the city, off-limits to the public. It's a part of the commercial port that's mainly accessible via an architecturally unusual footbridge that limits access. An inaccessible place that will be the first to disappear beneath the waves in a few years' time. Only strange sounds reach us from afar: whirring, construction noise, sirens wailing... This parallel world is bustling day and night. But it's in the depths of the night that unfamiliar sounds and lights arouse the most fantasies.

Cyclepaths(xx)

An old woman is carrying shopping bags. A child with a gun is riding a scooter. Birds are flying. A city is falling. A party is lit.

Taikonaut(xx)

A creature is born from the cosmos. In his journey through the void he searches for what it means to be human. Marching he soon finds himself chased by the chaos that comes along with finding a safe home-ground.

it's raining wet puzzle pieces(en)

Childhood memories continue to live inside me. Some of the most painful ones are the ones that echo the longest.

Site Unseen(en)

A collaboration between Kadet Kuhne & Alba G. Corral.

Terra Incognita(en)

An homage to Len Lye and Jules Engel, Terra Incognita is a hand-drawn animated abstraction in three parts.

Essai n°2095(fr)

The Doldrums(en)

A group of partygoers consider what awaits them after death.

Üks Uks(ja)

Doors in our life. Each has a melody, like a music box. They have stories, like a book. They will be opened one by one.