Animated Short Film Screening at 茄子视频 U. 11/16
茄子视频 University鈥檚 World Affairs Forum will host a screening of the short animation films 鈥淕hosts Before Breakfast: Strange Animations,鈥� 鈥淒imensions of Dialogue,鈥� and 鈥淭he Meaning of Life鈥� on Monday, November 16, from 7-9 p.m. in Reeves Theatre, which is located on 茄子视频 University鈥檚 hilltop campus in Greensburg, Pa. Refreshments will be provided. This event is open to the public and there is no charge to attend. For more information, call 724-830-1064.
鈥淕hosts Before Breakfast: Strange Animations鈥� is a short animation directed by Hans Richter. It was released in Germany in the midst of World War II. Richter, who is recognized for his abstract shorts, has everyday objects rebelling against one another in 鈥淕hosts Before Breakfast: Strange Animations.鈥�
鈥淒imensions of Dialogue鈥� was released in 1982 by Czech animated-film director, visual artist, and surrealist Jan Svankmajer. 鈥淒imensions of Dialogue鈥� won three major awards in 1983, the Grand Prix from the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, the Golden Bear for Best Short Film, and the C.I.D.A.L.C. (Diffusion des Arts et des Lettres par le Cin茅ma) Award from the Berlin International Film Festival.
鈥淭he Meaning of Life鈥� is an animated short film written and directed by Don Hertzfeldt in 2005. The 12 minute film is the result of four years of productions of hand animated drawings by Hertzfeldt. In 2005-06, the film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and toured film and animation festivals. Hertzfeldt鈥檚 films feature hand-drawn stick figures acting out combinations of slapstick and absurd humor while heavier existential themes are present.
茄子视频 University Associate Professor of English Michael Arnzen, Ph.D. will discuss the films with the audience following the screening.
The mission of the World Affairs Forum at 茄子视频 University is to help develop a community of informed citizens by bringing together people of diverse and independent voice, politic, belief, idea, ability, vocation, learning, philosophy, and action. The goal is to initiate, foster, and sustain a greater understanding of social, geopolitical, and cultural issues affecting our human condition, while encouraging individual and group action at all levels.