Večino programa sestavljajo filmi, ki pripovedujejo o večkulturnosti, migracijskih politikah in vprašanju nacionalne pripadnosti. Prav realizem sveta nas je pripeljal do tega, da smo v program vključili tudi z oskarjem nagrajeni legendarni prvi del angleške serije Svet živali. Živali so najpogostejši junaki v animiranih filmih za otroke, toda v tej seriji pripovedujejo resnične zgodbe iz živalskega vrta. Glasove so jim posodili prav migranti.
Most of the films speak on multiculturalism, diversity and question of nationality. It was this real world context that also prompted us to include the legendary Oscar-winning first episode of the British series Creature Comforts into the programme. Animals are the most common characters of children’s animated films, yet in this series they tell the true stories of their life in the ZOO. And it is migrants who give them their voices.
PROČ Z DOLGOČASNO PREVIDNOSTJO / BEGONE DULL CARE
Norman McLaren (NFB)
Kanada/Canada, 1949, BetaSP (35mm), 7’48’’
Živahna interpretacija jazz glasbe zasedbe Oscar Peterson Trio v tekočih linijah in prelivajoči se barvi. Evelyn Lambart in Norman McLaren, umetnika kanadskega filmskega sklada, sta s slikanjem neposredno na filmski trak ustvarila igrivo vizualno podobo glasbe. Film brez besedila.
A lively interpretation, in fluid lines and colour, of jazz music played by the Oscar Peterson Trio. Painting directly on film, two National Film Board artists, Evelyn Lambart and Norman McLaren, have created a whimsical visual expression of the music. Film without words.
VSAK OTROK / EVERY CHILD
Eugene Fedorenko (NFB)
Kanada/Canada, 1979, BetaSP (35mm), 6’13’’
Film je nastal na pobudo Organizacije združenih narodov v počastitev Unicefove Deklaracije o otrokovih pravicah. Gre za kanadski del enournega filma, sestavljenega iz desetih šestminutnih segmentov, nastalih ob mednarodnem letu otroka. Ta šestminutni izsek obravnava eno od desetih načel deklaracije, ki pravi, da je vsak otrok upravičen do imena in nacionalnosti.
Produced at the invitation of the United Nations to celebrate UNICEF’s Declaration of Children’s Rights, this film is the Canadian contribution to the hour-long feature film consisting of ten six-minute segments in celebration of the International Year of the Child. This six-minute segment illustrates one of the ten principles of the Declaration, namely that every child is entitled to a name and a nationality.
ČRNA DUŠA / ÂME NOIRE / BLACK SOUL
Martine Chartrand (NFB)
Kanada/Canada, 2000, BetaSP (35mm), 9’47’’
Črna duša se na razburljiv in zanimiv način poglablja v samo osrčje črnske kulture v viharnem potovanju skozi ključne trenutke črnske zgodovine. Medtem ko starka vpeljuje svojega vnuka v skrivnosti njegove preteklosti, se nam pred očmi odvije vrsta nenehno se spreminjajočih podob, naslikanih neposredno pred kamero. V hipnotičnem vrtincu svetlobe in barv deček odkriva svoje prednike med mogočnimi faraoni in junaškimi kralji, o slavi katerih pod kruhovcem prepeva potujoči pesnik griot. Udarci bobnov nenadoma pričarajo podobo suženjskega trga in črnske diaspore. Po dolgem potovanju se deček ob ritmih gospela in jazza končno vrne z bujnih Karibov med zasnežene vrhove ameriških celin. Film brez besedila.
Black Soul is an exhilarating immersion into the heart of Black culture via a whirlwind voyage through the defining moments of Black History. As an old lady initiates her grandson into his past, a series of perpetually transforming images painted directly under the animation camera unfolds before our eyes. In a mesmerizing swirl of light and colour, the boy traces his ancestry to the mighty Pharaohs, and to valiant kings whose praises are sung by a griot beneath the baobab tree. Suddenly, the beating of drums conjures forth the slave market and far-flung exile. At long last, rocked by the rhythms of gospel and jazz, the boy makes his way from the lush Caribbean to the snows of the Americas. A film without words.
MAJHNA JAMIE LO / JAMIE LO, SMALL AND SHY
Lillian Chan (NFB)
Kanada/Canada, 2006, BetaSP, 8’
Zgodba majhne Jamie Lo, ki svoje občutke zliva v risbe, je zgodba o moči ustvarjalnega izražanja otrok. Jamie doživlja stisko ob izgubi fizične bližine očeta, ki ga ima zelo rada. Nekaj časa se z njo sooča na različne načine, potem pa odkrije najboljšega: vsa svoja čustva, pozitivna in negativna, prelije v risbe.
Jaime Lo, a shy Chinese-Canadian girl, observes the world around her through her drawings. When Jaime’s father is sent to Hong Kong for a year-long work assignment, Jaime must use her creativity to cope with his absence. This story offers us a lighthearted glimpse into a common dilemma that many immigrant families face, where one parent must work overseas in order to provide for the rest of the family back home.
TZARITZA
Théodore Ushev (NFB)
Kanada/Canada, 2006, BetaSP, 7’
Lili babico zelo pogreša in vidi, da jo njen očka tudi. Zato z zadnjega obiska pri Babi prinese domov čudežno školjko, ki prikliče spomine na babico in lepoto krajev ob Črnem morju, kjer živi. Film otrokom ponuja priložnost, da spregovorijo o svojih babicah in dedkih, o krajih, v katerih živijo, in predstavijo predmete, ki jih spominjajo nanje.
Lili misses her grandma, her Baba, who lives near the Black Sea. Thanks to tzaritza, a magic shell, Lili brings her grandma to the heart of Montreal to make her father happy. Théodore Ushev combines warmth, humour, magic and reality as he explores Bulgaria through the eyes of a 6-year-old girl. The lively, luminous images are complemented by the music of Normand Roger.
TU IN TAM / ICI PAR ICI / HERE AND THERE
Obom (NFB)
Kanada/Canada, 2007, BetaSP (35mm), 9’
Otroštvo vas lahko precej zbega, še zlasti če skačete sem in tja med dvema kontinentoma. Režiserka nam razkriva podobe iz svojega družinskega albuma z očarljivo iskrenostjo in rahločutnim humorjem. Med podoživljanjem kaotičnosti svojega izkoreninjenega otroštva ponovno zariše poteze lastne negotove osebnosti in vzame življenje v svoje roke.
Childhood can be a chaotic time, especially if you’re bouncing back and forth between two continents. With engaging candour and gentle humour, the director offers us images from her family album. Drawing on the bewildering events of her rootless early years, she redraws her uncertain identity and takes control of her life.
ŽIVALSKI SVET / CREATURE COMFORTS
Nick Park (Aardman Animations)
VB/UK, 1989, BetaSP, 5’
Z oskarjem nagrajena animirana mojstrovina o živalih v živalskem vrtu! O čem bi te govorile, če bi jih povprašali, kako se tam počutijo? Jih moti majhen prostor ali jim je všeč, da lahko ves dan v miru počivajo? Kakšno hrano si želijo in kakšno dobijo?
Creature Comforts is an Oscar-winning animated short from Aardman Animations and director Nick Park, the creator of the Wallace & Gromit series. As in his other works, Park mingles claymation and multidimensional characterizations with a dry, distinctly British sense of humor; this time around, his subject is the lives of animals in an English zoo. The film employs a documentary-like structure, presenting a series of interviews with zoo animals about their lives and homes.