Animated Documentaries (15*)

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Animated Documentaries (15*) 2pm 28 October 2012 Cinema 3 (Beech St)
Tickets: Standard - £10.50 online / £11.50 on the door Barbican Members - £8.40 online / £9.20 on the door Concessions £9.50 online / £10.50 on the door subject to availability	sold out

Persuasive, illustrative and able to get over abstract details in attractive and compelling ways, animation is the perfect tool to document someone’s vision of the truth. These films – a selection of stylish and compelling short documentaries contain beautifully realised sequences and some of the most stunning animation in the festival. My Face is in Space 1977 – NASA sent a Golden Record into space. It encapsulated some of the greatest achievements of humankind, as well as a few friendly faces. Larry’s face is one of them. UK 2012 Dir Tom Jobbins 9 min Bob on Heaven Bob used to drink down Villiers St in London's Charing Cross in the late 60s and 70s with actors, characters and villains. What will they make of the new gaff that opens up there? UK 2012 Dir Darren Walsh 1 min End the Death Penalty One Iranian lawyer's fight to save juveniles from execution - the extraordinary story of Mohammad Mostafaei who has saved 20 of the 40 juveniles he has defended from execution in Iran. UK 2012 Dir Jonathan Hodgson 5 min Ishihara A poignant tale of colour blindness using Ishihara colour test patterns. Israel 2011 Dir Yoav Brill 6 min Bob on Sport Bob waxes lyrically about sport. UK 2012 Dir Darren Walsh 1 min Shadow Stories A story of human endeavour and society over the 10,000 years between the end of the last ice age and the arrivals of the Romans in Britain. UK 2012 Dir Samantha Moore 4 min In Dreams A group of people swap their heads to help illustrate their most recurrent or memorable dreams. UK 2011 Dir Samuel Blain 4 min Bob on Pain Does Bob have a strong pain threshold? Yes he does. Why? Thanks to the occasional drink and his little friend, Charlie. UK 2012Dir Darren Walsh 1 min The Centrifuge Brain Project Since the 1970s, scientists have conducted experiments on bizarre amusement rides and the feeling of freedom they give to their users. Germany 2011 Dir Till Nowak 7 min Bob on Death Bob is a miracle of modern science. He has drunk professionally in pubs, bars and clubs all over London since the 60s and is none the worse for wear. Should he donate his body to science? UK 2012 Dir Darren Walsh 1 min Paper Box A paper box taken out of the director’s house that was destroyed by flood contains all the family photographs. Tainted by water and mud, they become less and less decipherable with each day. Poland 2011 Dir Zbigniew Czapla 10 min Bob on Charity Bob is doing a spot of community service in a charity shop. He's not allowed to use the till but he can answer the phone. UK 2012 Dir Darren Walsh 2 min Father When did you last talk with your father? Will you ever ask him about those things that hurt you? Croatia/Bulgaria/Germany 2012 Dir Moritz Mayerhofer, Asparuh Petrov, Rositsa Raleva, Veljko Popović and Dim Yagodin 16 min This screening will be followed by a Q&A (speakers to be confirmed.) Part of London International Animation Festival * Locally classified Barbican offer the best new film releases alongside a unique programme of special seasons and events