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International Competition Programme 3: Being Human (15*)

London International Animation Festival 2018

Mary and the 7 Dwarfs part of LIAF's Being Human

This programme examines some of life's big moments and what it means to be human.

These stories include an old and dignified nun trying to fulfil her childhood dream, a young woman dreaming of what lies beyond the border of her tiny country, the complexities of a mother-daughter relationship and growing up with an annoying little sister in 1990’s China.

Tagged with: Cinema LIAF 2018

Programme

Mary and the 7 Dwarfs
Having spent her entire life behind the convent walls, Maria, an old and dignified nun decides to fulfil her childhood dream. 
Estonia 2018 Dir Riho Unt 12min

The Call
A phone call, a bathroom and a woman are at the intersection of different worlds.
Romania 2018 Dir Anca Damian 10min

Untravel
A girl lives in a grey, isolated country, enclosed by a huge wall. She has never travelled anywhere, but all her life she has been dreaming of leaving for a perfect world called Abroad.
Serbia/Slovakia 2018 Dir Ana Nedeljkovic, Nikola Majdak 9min

Circuit
A small planet, a complex little ecosystem, an endless loop of poetically surreal actions.
Switzerland 2018 Dir Delia Hess 9min

Panta Rhei
Like the beached whales he studies, an introverted marine biologist flees the ocean. But floods, leaking faucets and endless rain keep seeping into his life, and he can’t keep the water out
Belgium 2018 Dir Wouter Bongaerts 10min

Sister
A man remembers his childhood memories of growing up with an annoying little sister in 1990s China. How would his life have been if things had gone differently?
China 2018 Dir Siqi Song 8min

How to paint your Rainbow
A man dies and a red flower blossoms. Reincarnation depicted as a beautiful rainbow.
US/South Korea 2018 Dir Erick Oh 2min

Hybrids
When marine wildlife has to adapt to pollution, the food chain changes.
France 2017 Dir Florian Brauch, Kim Tailhades, Matthieu Pujol, Yohan Thireau and Romain Thirion 6min

Spermaceti
Sailors kill time under a blistering sun, awaiting a sign of their prey. After bloodshed, a strong arm offers a moment of shelter. A boy gets his first tattoo.
Belgium 2018 Dir Jacky de Groen 12min

Your Mothers Are Mine!
The complexities of a mother-daughter relationship.
UK 2018 Dir Kim Noce 3min

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Barbican Cinema 2

Location
Barbican Cinema 2 & 3 are located on Beech Street, a short walk from the Barbican’s Silk Street entrance. From Silk Street, you’ll see a zebra crossing that will take you across the road to the venue. 

Address
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London
EC2Y 8DS

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