CineYouth Program
Key Frames: Animation
Synopsis
A wide range of animation forms and topics swirl together in this jam-packed program of 12 inventive works. Whether expressed by hand-drawn images, clay figures in stop-motion, or digital tools, these films are filled with creativity, emotion, and authenticity.
Please note: Films in this program contain themes, images, and language that may not be suitable for all ages.
Films
Perfect Casting
Told through dynamic visuals and quirky character designs, this animated tale follows the founding of an unlikely friendship. A skilled costume designer struggles to collaborate with an asocial creature actor who is scarily good at playing his monster character.
Eggs Benedict
This offbeat claymation cleverly recounts a man’s relationship through a stage performance, an apt setting for the sometimes overwhelming feelings of new romance.
Paper Love
When a princess decides to escape from a possessive ruler, she wonders if her desire for freedom will triumph over the king’s despotic visions. Paper Love is brought to life through animated paper cut-outs and an entrancing score that together showcase the filmmaker’s inventive imagination at just nine years old.
Stay
On his birthday, a young man reflects on the lonely, mundane life that he shares with his beloved pet bird. This touching story depicted through artful 2D animation, coalesces into an unexpected revelation about their bond and explores themes of grief and healing.
Atlas
Experience an alternate world where gravity is reversed in this meditative mood piece that will leave you on cloud nine. Utilizing multiple animation styles and serene sound design, Atlas’s observational opening methodically swells toward a euphoric conclusion.
A Spell to Break
As countless summoning requests begin to pile up, an overexerted young witch makes a crucial mistake in this 2D animated tale about the power of community and friendship.
Voices of the Mountains
Past and present collide in this intimate look into a town destroyed by mudslides. Blending animation with live action, Voices of the Mountains dissects our complex relationship with nature.
With Tits
Young women on a high school basketball team fight their principal to change their sexist team name in this raunchy comedy.
A Chance Meeting with My Divine
Duine, an Irish teenager, grapples with their gender identity and reflects on their past while walking alone at night. Their reverie is interrupted by Féiniúlacht, a divine spirit.
Illumination
When a man returns home exhausted from work, his daughter picks up his laser pointer and uses her imagination to help him rediscover his passions.
The Vickerilla Family Reunion
A mellow and charming reflection on 10 years of family reunions is told through watercolor illustration and evocative sound clips.
The GOAT
When two beloved animators and former friends announce new films on the same day, one of them makes it his mission to finish his film first. As the deadline approaches, the animator spirals out of control.
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