Fri, Sep 15, 2017
While packing up before a move, cartoonist Zviane comes across an old audio-cassette that plunges her back into her childhood fantasies and perceptions of the world. Based on a real-life recording, Sweet Childhood is a playful animated short with two narrators-namely, the Zvianes of past and present. Guided by her own voice from 30 years ago, the celebrated author of Les deuxièmes employs a range of techniques to evoke the naïve charm of children's drawings, giving graphic form to her quirky, youthful narrative. The result is a hilarious short that questions just how "sweet" childhood really is. A slice of everyday life, courtesy of the Comic Strip Chronicles.
Fri, Sep 15, 2017
All those silent people on the train. Who are they, anyway? And what are they thinking about? French visual artists and co-directors Lewis Trondheim and Jean Matthieu Tanguy take great delight in speculating on the above, with style, aplomb, and a little help from singer/musician Thomas Fersen, whose narration amusingly adopts the tone of an ad man. Consisting of an impressive tracking shot through the passenger car of a train, Panoramic Chronicle takes a common, humdrum experience and turns it into a captivating journey that's tinged with some deliciously deadpan humour. A slice of everyday life, courtesy of the Comic Strip Chronicles.