Featuring internationally renowned animators alongside promising newcomers, the TRICKY WOMEN/TRICKY REALITIES international competition also is a gauge of global trends and tendencies in animated filmmaking by women. In the first section of the competition, protagonists recall the joys, pains and wonders of life, puberty puts the friendship of two young girls to the test, and young women dreaming of ‘elsewhere’ are constantly confronted with their own limitations.
Peach Blossom Fish
Hailu Chen, Yi Shi
CN
2018,
8‘45
A lonely little fish in a pond is spoiled by a squirrel. It comes to enjoy the squirrel’s love and care more and more and eventually turns into a beautiful goldfish. Meanwhile, it has become a prisoner too, trapped in an affluent paradise.
Egg
Martina Scarpelli
FR
2018,
12‘07
A woman is locked in her home with an egg, which she is both attracted to and scared of. She eats the egg, she repents. She kills it. She lets the egg die of hunger.
Enough
Anna Mantzaris
UK
2018,
2‘21
Moments of lost self-control.
Las del diente
Ana Lopez
US
2018,
5‘30
Girls are weird. Babies are weird. Bodies are extra weird. Today, women are tired of choosing between having children or a career
Half-asleep
Caibei Cai
UK
2018,
5‘16
One room, two half bodies, a silent relationship.
Cadavre exquis
Stéphanie Lansaque & François Leroy
FR
2018,
12´50
A visual, acoustic and odorous ballad that follows the wanderings of a one-eyed dog. In the maze of Old Hanoi’s narrow streets, daily life and legend mingle on the syncopated rhythm of Hat Xam, the Vietnamese blues.
Animal Behaviour
Alison Snowden & David Fine
CA
2018,
14‘
Dealing with what comes naturally isn’t easy, especially for animals. Five animals meet regularly to discuss their inner angst in a group therapy session led by Dr.Clement, a canine psychotherapist.
Muteum
Aggie Pak Yee Lee
EE
2017,
4‘10
In an art museum we better behave and learn well and always remain serious and sincere.
Tango tęsknot | Tango of longing
Marta Szymańska
PL
2018,
5‘22
Tango is so much more than just desire – it can reveal our most intimate stories, our innermost longings and needs, our secrets. Is it possible to find satisfaction and relief in this dance of constant longing?
Tricky Women - International Animation Filmfestival Vienna
