INSOMNIA

Insomnia Animation Film Festival
Kaluga county, RUS
https://www.insomniafest.ru/en/

Curated by Pavel Shvedov (Programme Director)

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01. Ties / Uzi
Dina Velikovskaya (SMPL)
2019, GER, RUS, 7’37’’

There is a strong connection between parents and their child. A young woman leaves the parental home to see the world.

02. Whiteland / Белоснежье (Belosnezh’ye)
Ira Elshansky (Soyuzmultfilm studio)
2018, RUS, 6’

A grey plasticine man finds himself in a glowing white room. He leaves traces, but tries to keep the room in its original purity, until the boundaries of its space change.

03. 5 minutes to sea / Пять минут до моря (5 minut do moria)
Natalia Mirzoyan (Petersburg Animation Studio)
2018, RUS, 7’

The mother issues her decree: before you get back into the water, you have to take a break and sit quietly for five minutes.

04. The Theory of Sunset / Теория заката (Teoriya zakata)
Roman Sokolov (Petersburg Animation Studio)
2017, RUS, 9’’

Deep at night, one little man is crossing the winter forest. While people are sleeping, he has to do a very important job - ensure that the new day starts on time.

05. Vivat Musketeers! / Виват, мушкетеры! (Vivat, mushketery!)
Anton Diakov (Soyuzmultfilm studio)
2017, RUS, 6’'

The world is on the verge of the abyss and there is no hope. But that is when the serious men and fearless heroes appear. These are the real musketeers. Long live the musketeers!

06. Dacha, Aliens, Cucumbers / Дача, пришельцы, огурцы (Dacha, prishel'tsy, ogurtsy)
Ekaterina Mikheeva
2018, RUS, 2’’

One day aliens came to the Russian dacha. And they never left.

07. Chess / Шахматы (Shakhmaty)
Alexey Pochivalov (Soyuzmultfilm studio)
2019, RUS, 6’’

Unexpected clay chess game ...

08. Hello, My Dears / Здравствуйте, родные (Zdravstvuyte, rodnyye)
Alexander Vasiliev ((School-Studio “SHAR”)
2019, RUS, 5’

An old lady loves and waits for her dear relatives, and her relatives come. They behave a bit strangely, but this is only at first glance.

09. Lola the Living Potato / Лола живая картошка (Lola zhivaya kartoshka)
Leonid Shmelkov (School-Studio “SHAR”)
2018, RUS, 17’

6-years old Lola lives with her mother and brother in the old country house, which is going to be sold. Lola has to part with the house very soon, as well as with the world of her fantasy games.