REX Animation Festival 10 years

REX Animation Festival celebrates ten years this month. Here in Uppsala we join the celebrations with this guest programme, featuring highlights and festival favourites from ten years of animation history.

Curator: Petrit Gora

Screened:
WED 23/10, 21:00 FYRIS
SUN 27/10, 13:00 FYRIS

SOG

After a flood, some fish got stuck in old trees. In danger of drying-out they scream sharply. Woken up by the noise, the inhabitants of a nearby cave don‘t feel happy about the unintended gathering.

Germany 2017 / 10:14 / Director: Jonatan Schwenk

MOMS ON FIRE

Two women sit on a sofa and scratch their pregnant bellies. Four days till the due date. The situation is as unbearable as it is unavoidable. It’s simply intolerable. Masturbation isn’t an option, the clitoris can’t even be reached, and the boyfriend is absent, but he’s boring anyway. The only advantage in having another child is that one no longer has to play with the first one.

Sweden 2016 / 12:00 / Director: Joanna Rytel

SONG OF A TOAD

Svobodan lives his life carrying an old choleric toad on his head. An animated short about a stressed out modern human being.

Germany 2016 / 7:00 / Director: Kariem Saleh

ALL THOSE SENSATIONS IN MY BELLY

While transitioning from male to female gender, Matia struggles with finding a genuine intimate relationship with a heterosexual man.

Croatia, Portugal / 13:19 / Director: Marko Djeska

IMPOSSIBLE FIGURES AND OTHER STORIES 1

Following an explosion, a mysterious and elegant elderly woman wanders deserted city streets, recalling what was and what could have been.

Poland 2021 / 16:10 / Director: Marta Pajek

STEAKHOUSE

The steak has been marinating for a few days now. The pan is heated. Franc’s stomach is rumbling. But Liza’s co-workers surprise her with a birthday party. Will she be home on time?

Slovenia 2021 / 9:30 / Director: Špela Čadež

GRANNY’S SEXUAL LIFE

A trip into grandmother’s youth and the memories of her intimate life illustrate the status of Slovenian women in the first half of the 20th century.

Slovenia, France 2021 / 13:40 / Director: Urška Djukič, Émilie Pigeard

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