Sinking of the Truth / Potopitev resnice
Sander Joon, Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre, Philip Piaget, Wiep Teeuwisse, Tobias Gundroff Boesen, Tynesha Foreman, Denis Chapon (ANIDOX The Animation Workshop, VIA University College)
2018, Denmark, 7’34”
An eclectic reinterpretation of The Sinking of the Lusitania in the age of fake news.
Eklektična reinterpretacija Potopitve Luzitanije v dobi lažnih novic.
Language: English
Technique: Clay animation, drawn animation, cut-out animation, 2D CGI, 3D CGI, live-action
Recommended for children under 14 years old: Yes
Team
Sound Design, mix: Andrea Martignoni, Amos Cappuccio, StarTRec studio
Music: Arabseque 2.0 (based on Claude Debussy) arrangeed by Denis Chapon
Narration: Morten Thorning, Rambeau Holck, Denis Chapon, Wiep Teeuwisse, TTS reader, Natural reader
Editing: ANIDOX collective
Compositing: Signe Tveitan
Producers: Michelle and Uri Kranot
Sources: "The Sinking of the Lusitania" by Winsor McCay, "Prayer Before Birth" by Louis MacNeice
Tobias Gundorff Boesen
is a film director and animator from Copenhagen. In 2010 he finished the animation workshop with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Character Animation. He then studied film directing in Copenhagen. Today he works in the fields of visual storytelling, film direction, artwork and animation.
Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre
is a Canadian filmmaker who became famous for her animated documentaries. She studied animation and film production at Concordia University and participated in various talent development projects, including the Berlinale in 2004. Her first animated documentary “McLaren s Negatives” was awarded numerous prizes.
Sander Joon
is an animator and Visual Jockey artist who lives, studies and works in Tallinn, Estonia. He’s got a BA degree in animation from Estonian Academy of Arts. Sander is continuing his animation studies in MA at EAA. Sander Joon focuses on consequent design and uses animation to create surreal worlds with a dash of humour. Wiep Teeuwisse is a dutch film director. She was born in Leiden, the Netherlands and graduated in animation at HKU University of the Arts Utrecht with “Depart at 22” (2015) as director and animator. Other films she directed and animated were “Facing the news” (2013) and “Spinsels” (2012)
Philip Piaget
is an award winning filmmaker, animator and visual artist from Mexico City, Mexico. He graduated in 2018 from The Animation Workshop in Viborg, Denmark with a Bachelor of Arts in Character Animation. He has previously studied Classical Animation at the Vancouver Film School (2010-2011). He is currently the CEO and Creative Director of Ouros Animation. He has worked on numerous studios like Global Mechanic, Might and Delight, Late Love Productions and TinDrum as an animator, designer and filmmaker for TV series, commercials, games and immersive experiences.
Denis Chapon
is a French director, animator, illustrator, and teacher. He is primarily known for co-directing the socially focused short film Abuela Grillo (2009), and for his work in animation training and international collaboration, particularly in Denmark and Bolivia.
Wiep Teeuwisse
received her BA in animation from HKU University of the Arts in the Netherlands. A love of science and nature inspires the poetic storytelling and themes within her films. COBWEBS (2012), FACING THE NEWS (2013) and DEPART AT 22 (2015) have screened globally. The latter was awarded the Cristal d’Annecy in 2016. As of January 2019, Wiep is following an MA in Directing Animation at the NFTS in London. Her latest short INTERMISSION EXPEDITION (2019) is selected in competition at Annecy IAFF.
Tynesha Foreman
is a passionate animator with a proclivity for the strange and wonderful. They incorporate these passions through animation, character design and Illustration. They’ve been animating for various publications, ad agencies, TV / web series all up and down the east coast with a focus on story telling, social justice, Black Identity, and general bad-assery