Compilation programme Kaboom Animation Festival
Especially for Museumnacht at Lumière, Kaboom Animation Festival has curated a compilation of short animated films around the theme of "freedom”.
27 | Flóra Anna Buda | FR, HU | 2023 | 11’
Bathed in colour, hallucinogenic visuals and liberating sexual fantasies, Flóra Anna Buda's Palme d'Or winner 27 is an existential portrait of a 27-year-old woman that still lives with her parents. After a psychelic dance party on a factory roof, Alice has a serious drunken bike accident. Will she finally find the courage to become an adult and escape the cage of her family life? A cry for freedom in all its overflowing beauty.
Red Shoes | Diyala Muir | UK | 2022 | 8’
The peace of a secluded society is disrupted by the arrival of a mysterious object. Zindy is particularly drawn to the object, a pair of red shoes, and puts them on. In this modern interpretation of the classic fairy tale The Red Shoes our protagonist fights for her own agency and discovers whether true freedom is achievable on both an individual and a societal level.
Sheep Well | Jop Kraaijkamp | NL | 2023 | 4’
A small sheep who works as a quality controller in a stew factory, struggles with the overwhelming nature of the world. At night, this struggle takes shape in a strange musical nightmare.
The Black Pomegranate | Ali Zareghanatnowi | FR | 2023 | 14’
It is the story of a young Iranian girl (Ghazaleh), who was recently killed in the "Women, Life, Freedom" movement in Iran by a direct bullet from regime agents. She filmed the moment of her death and is the narrator of her death...
Drifter | Joost Jansen | BE & NL | 2022 | 15’
DRIFTER, a metaphorical journey of human wandering.
The story of an astronaut detached from his space station, taken into an infinite drift throughout the universe. Freed from time and space, DRIFTER is confronted with the void, he takes a dive into the unknown, in search of the ultimate freedom.
Enough | Anna Mantzaris | UK | 2017 | 2’
Moments of lost self-control.
Practical information
- Location: Room 1
- Time: All night