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British Showcase (15*) + introduction by filmmakers

London International Animation Festival 2018

Anna part of LIAF's British Showcase

A comprehensive screening of the very best recently released British animation, including several world premieres.

Check the pulse of the British animation scene, meet many of the filmmakers and see the films that will take British animation to the world.

Nobody in the world screens more British animation than LIAF and this snapshot of the state of British animation paints a vibrant picture of a spirited and imaginative animation nation.

Alongside the screening, there is a chance to meet many of the animators, hear them talk about their films and ask them questions about their work.

* = Locally classified by The City of London Corporation

Programme

Enough
The stressed inhabitants of a city have had enough and start acting on their dark impulses.
UK 2017 Dir Anna Mantzaris 2min

Haley and Joanna
Boys, beers and bras.
UK 2017 Dir Laura Hodkin 3min

Togetherness
A story of disillusioned body parts which separate, believing they are better off alone. But as they scatter, they soon realise they are better off together.
UK 2017 Dir Shaun Clark & Kim Noce 4min

The Woman Who Turns Into A Castle
An animated documentary about a woman who turns into a castle based on an Oliver Sacks case study.
UK/Austria 2018 Dir Kathrin Steinbacher 4min

Tend
A father and daughter live peacefully in the forest until one day their familiar routine begins to fall apart. As he struggles to keep the fire burning he spirals into an obsession with the flames.
UK 2018 Dir Tom Judd & Ed Barrett 8min

The Strongest of the Strange
A stunning visualisation of Charles Bukowski’s poem exploring abstract notions of elusiveness, creative expression and fleeting artistry.
UK 2018 Dir James Merritt 3min

The Brave Heart
A brave heart takes a wild journey inside the body to try to sort out the problems of a hungover morning.
UK 2018 Dir Luca Schenato and Sinem Vardarli 10min

Women & Power
An exploration of the relationship between women and power and the female form, based on the Mary Beard book ‘Women & Power: A Manifesto’.
UK 2017 Dir Meg Earls 2min

Marfa
An evocative and atmospheric depiction of a town on the borderlines of Texas. – a place out of time.
UK 2018 Dir Greg McLeod 8min

Anna
A loving look at the world of dementia-stricken Gus; a former gardener who lives with his granddaughter and struggles to reconcile reality with an increasingly present past. 
UK 2018 Dir Jessica Mountfield 5min

Blue Hands
Sitting alone on a night bus, a young woman is forced to face the ghosts of her past.
UK 2017 Dir Diyala Muir 3min

Lint
The aftermath of a breakup and one person’s bizarre attempt at regaining some semblance of normality.
UK 2018 Dir Lisa O'Sullivan 3min

Cleaning in Progress
The bristly relationship between a cleaner and his talking brush.
UK 2018 Dir Grant Holden 7min

Queen of the Forest
Losing someone close can be devastating. This film explores how to come to terms with that loss.
UK 2018 Dir Gabriela Sibilska 3min

West Question, East Answer
Communication can be difficult when cultural and historical backgrounds are so distanced. A Korean grandmother and her German granddaughter try to work it out.
UK 2018 Dir Dal Park 6min

Via
The journey of life, the good and the bad.
UK 2018 Dir Izzy Burton 3min

Silent London
A visual ode to the grabbed, found and overheard sounds of London, delivered in an intensely rendered water-coloured canvas.
UK 2017 Dir Ivelina Ivanova 3min

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Barbican Cinema 1

Location
Barbican Cinema 1 is located within the main Barbican building on Level -2. Head to Level G and walk towards the Lakeside Terrace where you’ll find stairs and lifts to take you down to the venue floor.   

Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
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