Nine Nation Animation

Opens Friday, April 15
1hr 30mins

The World According to Shorts presents a selection of recent award-winning animated short films from the world's most renowned festivals, including Cannes, Berlin, Annecy, Clermont- Ferrand and others.

A cat and a mouse carry on a dysfunctional relationship in a futuristic landscape. A Chinese monk sets out on foot with a tiger during the Tang dynasty and happens upon the giant Buddhas of Bamiyan. Two blue collar workers dissect the meaning of "normal" life, as the world crumbles around them. A box of matches succumb, to their detriment, to the appeal of a cigarette. Four people recount their various encounters-triumphant or terrifying, euphoric or down-to-earth, with an unforgettable rite of passage.

 

"If nothing else, the sheer variety of visual approaches here is dazzling." - The Boston Globe

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"It's a winner" - The New York Times

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"First-rate compilation Nine Nation Animation sprawls not just in terms of geography but technique, theme, style and tone, offering a filling multicourse meal for the discerning grownup toon fan." - Variety

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