British Animation 2018

Ivelina Ivanova, University of Westminster

Tend tells the story of a father and daughter living peacefully in the forest, until one day their familiar routine begins to fall apart.

As a man anxiously awaits a meeting in the local pub, he is forced to explore his own difficult memories and relationships in an evening that will leave him changed forever.

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What would it be like to realise you're only a figment in someone else's imagination? 'Body World' brushes up against philosophical existentialist horror, smudges the boundaries between the dream world and real life, and inhabits the space where body meets mind.

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A safety and regulations obsessive is forced to revaluate things when a routine flight runs into difficulties.

[O] imitates nature in its manner of operation. The film depicts cycles in a world entirely based on sound frequency and vibration.

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So I Danced Again... embraces the act of listening. It is a search for meaning, a dance through our chaotic world of meaningful/meaningless sounds.

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A brilliant analogy to life on Earth, Happiness tells the story of a rodent's unrelenting quest for happiness and fulfillment.

Barbeque is the visceral journey about coping with post-traumatic stress disorder. The film visualises feelings and experiences that might be too difficult or painful to put into words, and illustrates the circular process of coping.

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Layla fights daily against urges and compulsions, until challenged to face her darkest fears.

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In 1917, Austrian artist Oskar Kokoschka was in hospital, injured and shell-shocked from World War I, and heartbroken from the end of his famous love affair with Alma Mahler.

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This is a nonsense debate.
When lovers build up a relationship, they fill in every moment with silence, whispers, laughter and screaming.
This is a nonsense debate.

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Fish Boy lives in darkness, his guilt about the past slowly consuming him. His girlfriend Laura is a light of hope in his dark world. But despite his efforts, his past continues to chase him, eventually putting them both in danger.

Katrine leads an ordinary life, with a regular job and a happy relationship until one day she wakes up and begins to see her world for what it really is.

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Enough comedically chronicles those everyday moments where life just gets a little bit much. 

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