Set to a minimalist score, simple dots and lines appear at first, then connect, meet, and separate again, as the forms become ever more complex with time, celebrating the joy of ornamentation.
Hungary
2022
No Dialogue
Featured in:
MODES 3
Whimsical, questioning and utterly absorbing, a collection of animated work delving into worlds of wonder, subversion, and Marxist mystery. These works are fun and some re-construct ideas of animation, paying homage to experimentalists who came before.
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Credits
Producer
Gábor Osváth
Screenwriter
Réka Bucsi
ANIM
Réka Bucsi
Original Music
David Kamp
Director
Réka Bucsi
Réka Bucsi is a Hungarian animation filmmaker. Her films have premiered at the Berlinale and screened in competition at Sundance, Ottawa International Animation Festival, AFI Fest, BFI London Film Festival, and SXSW. Bucsi’s short film Love (2016) was nominated for Best Short Film at the European Film Awards, and Solar Walk (2018) won the Audi Short Film Award at the Berlinale. Bucsi was one of the Berlinale Shorts International Jury members at the 2020 Berlinale. Her clients include Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Netflix, and FX Networks.