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Nutag - Homeland (2016)
by Alisi Telengut

"A visual poem and surrealist requiem for the Kalmyk people that were mass-deported by USSR from 1943-1957 and half of them died before they were allowed to return home. The film manifests itself as an archetype with frame by frame hand painted imagery, bringing back an example of human history on the eternal and universal theme of diaspora and the loss of homeland.
Credits
Directed and animated by: Alisi Telengut
Sound design: Alisi Telengut
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Prayers for Peace by Dustin Grelly

‘The Law of the Sea’
by Elmaz Ekrem & Dominika Ożyńska

"The Law of the Sea tells the story of Fishermen from the Greek Island of Lesvos, in their own words, as they work tirelessly to help the arriving torrent of refugees to shore and how this great tragedy of our time has impacted their daily life. This animated short provides a uniquely personal telling of the Syrian Refugee Crisis, far removed from the usual disconnected reporting of the mainstream media."

Virtual Actors in Chinese Opera by Tobias Gremmler

Created for a theatre production that fuses Chinese Opera with New Media, the virtual actors are inspired by shapes, colors and motions of traditional Chinese costumes and dance. The project made me think of how costumes and fashion could reshape a human body.

Theatre Credits:
Lord Guan Yu on Stage
Scriptwriter: Wang An-qi
Director and Designer: Mathias Woo @ Zuni Icosahedron
Digital Images: Tobias Gremmler
Performed by: GuoGuang Opera Company (Taipei)

"Voyagers" permanent audio video installation by The Light Surgeons for the National Maritime Museum’s new Sammy Ofer Wing, Greenwich.

Distorted times by Gideon van der Stelt. "A collage of existing film fragments, released into my paper-folded version of Utrecht."