Striving For The Present – Part A
Striving for the Present – Part A is an experimental film that combines a fictional character in a documentary setting. The film revolves around an old homeless man who has given up all normal aspirations (Shelter, family, work) and spends his days wandering the streets endlessly. The random encounters with real characters that stumble upon his way allow the viewer to observe reality with a fresh outlook that combines critique and compassion for the world we live in.
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When Tom lost his girlfriend BB to a tragic accident on prom night, the police suspected him, his family shunned him, his friends blamed him—or they would have, if he’d had any. Now he writes death metal love songs by BB’s grave – until his restless solitude is shattered when space aliens invade Earth and turn the dead into an army of zombie killers. Battling to save BB from becoming a puppet to alien masters and his own desire to resurrect his lost love, Tom has to dodge bullets, legions of zombies, aliens, death-rays, and global apocalypse. This highly original festival-award-winning film is the first of its kind to feature the animation of puppets-and-hands in the same style that child-sized toy puppeteers have done in toy commercials over the past two decades.Yamna’s Blessing
The House on Fin Street
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