BHFF 2016 Presents: Animation
The 16th annual Beverly Hills Film Festival presents an exceptional collection of animation on Saturday, April 9th at 6:15 p.m.. Films in this category use various forms of metaphor to reveal unnoticed events or a set of social norms that have been adopted or even challenged in our society.
Screened Titles
- Coffee Virgin
- On Flying Water
- Rainfall
- Genderness
- Entrance Exam
- After the End
Coffee Virgin
A psychedelic short film about a boy who tries coffee for the first time. Everyone remembers their first cup, right?
On Flying Water
An original metaphor of life visualized by the short lifetime of water droplets, surviving as long as they can, until they are exposed by their toughest natural enemy. The music and sound design narrate the story, like musical voice acting. Each droplet character is represented by a different instrument.
Rainfall
Jessica experiences her first date, her first kiss, and her first heartache after one unforgettable evening in the storm.
Genderness
A precious set of hand-painted aquarelles explores a gentle journey from a beehive man (who doesn’t like bees) into a “man-bee-man” with a buzzing heart. Genderness reflects on being intergender—a term describing a gender identity mixed between male and female, or a third sex. Masculine or feminine? Beehive or human? In the end, there’s no need to choose either/or.
Entrance Exam
The story of three little mice who struggle to pass the entrance exam of a Taoist martial arts school.
After the End
Life was bad for Rene Fustercluck. The apocalypse was awful… and then Gordon arrived. After the End explores the possibility that the only thing worse than being the last man on earth, is being the second to last.
