“Animation Show of Shows” @ Guild Cinema


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This event finished on 24 November 2016


18th Annual Animation Show of Shows at the Guild Cinema
Tuesday-Thursday, November 22-24 – 6:00 only

Directed by Various – 2016 – 96m.  No Matinees.
ALSO PLAYING DECEMBER 12-14, again at 6:00 pm!

The Animation Show of Shows returns for its second year in theaters with 12 charming family-friendly films. Highlights include “About a Mother,” a new folktale with echoes of Shel Silverstein’s “The Giving Tree,” Disney/Pixar’s sweet “Piper,” and the latest in 360º storytelling in Google’s touching father-and daughter-journey “Pearl” by Academy Award-winner Patrick Osborne. The show also features a late-night bonus of four provocative shorts exclusively for mature audiences. This year’s show includes an expanded selection of fresh student films from leading animation schools in the USA, Belgium, Canada, Korea and Russia. This is not surprising, since the most interesting and groundbreaking work is being done at these hotbeds of creativity. Featuring techniques ranging from hand-drawn to stop-motion to the latest computer-generated imagery, the 16 extraordinary films in this program were created by animators from Belgium, Canada, France, Israel, Korea, Latvia, Norway, Russia, Scotland, the U.K., and the USA. Their themes range from gay issues and civil rights, to deeply felt personal stories, to the wacky humor that animation does so well. Many have garnered awards from prestigious festivals around the world.

SHORTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING – STEMS by Ainslie Hendersen • SHIFT by Cecilia Puglesi & Yijun Liu • PEARL by Patrick Osborne • CRIN-CRIN by Iris Alexandre • MIRROR by Chris Ware, John Kuramoto, Ira Glass • LAST SUMMER IN THE GARDEN by Bekky O’Neil • WAITING FOR NEW YEAR by Vladimir Leschiov • PIPER by Alan Barillaro • BØYGEN by Kristian Pedersen • AFTERNOON CLASS by Seoro Oh • ABOUT A MOTHER by Dina Velikovskaya • EXPLOOZY by Joshua Gunn, Trevor Piecham, & John McGowan • CORPUS by Marc Héricher • BLUE by Daniela Sherer • MANOMAN by Simon Cartwright • ALL THEIR SHADES by Chloé Alliez

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The Guild Cinema is located at 3405 Central Avenue NE, in the Nob Hill area.

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