Friction Fiction

Max Cooper: Penrose Tiling

2019

In 1974, the mathematician Penrose discovered pairs of tiles that form an infinite plane without repeating patterns. Inspired by this, Max Cooper uses a rhythm fragment of one instrument to compose a percussion ensemble without a single identical loop. Jessica In contributes animated tile ornaments without symmetries that are reminiscent of a mandala and visualise the idea of infinity.

T.V. Tango

1992 · ★ 10

Four children who have picked up all sorts of annoying behaviour from watching television decide instead to create their own games. This animated film for five- to eight-year-olds is intended to awaken children's critical sense regarding the media messages aimed at them.

Creature Comforts

1989 · ★ 7.2

A humorous and thought-provoking view of what animals in zoos might be thinking about their captivity and surroundings.

The Emily & Ariel Show

2015

The unique world of 2 twenty-somethings with nothing to do on a Friday night.

The Magic Quilt

1985 · ★ 9

Visual gags, humour, sound effects, live action and cut-out and embroidery animation combine to make this an enchanting parable of good will and understanding. A group of children finds a magic quilt that is their passport to a voyage of discovery. They step inside the quilt and as they travel through its velvet farmlands and satin cities, they experience the multiculturalism of Canada. The quilt is torn and the magic broken when a quarrel breaks out. Once the quilt is repaired and harmony restored, the children have learned that patience and goodwill are needed to mend and maintain quilts, friendships, and nations.

Ant's Songs

2014

Dramatic story of a man and a woman that had a short but passionate love story.

Anoche

2017 · ★ 7.5

Three memories that become one. An attempt to merge heterogeneous materials: a film sequence shot in Rome, a photo from the 1930s, a noisy soundtrack. Fragmented lines, exploding bass frequencies and flickering.

Untitled / Aubrac

2016 · ★ 7.5

No synopsis available.

Claire

2016 · ★ 10

Claire is composed of digital scans and blow-ups of a series of three ink-on-paper artworks created in 2012 by French-Spanish researcher, publisher and artist Claire Latxague. While collecting drawings, written documents and other printed materials for a (yet unreleased) project called Un film de papier, I’ve stumbled upon Latxague’s artwork, entitled À la renverse. The blow-ups were made in an attempt of unearthing cartographic imagery in abstract compositions.

Linnea in Monet's Garden

1992 · ★ 6.6

Linnea in Monet's Garden is a unique blend of imagination and education, teaching children about the art and life of one of the most important painters of the 20th century, while entertaining them with the mystery and beauty of art and nature.

grammatical bathroom

2023

A mixed-media animated short film following a pig man through a hallucinatory, manic experience in his bathroom.

Dos Palabras

Follows a woman who sells words so potent that they even influence a powerful man’s quest for the presidency.