Giant-screen films from MacGillivray Freeman, eight small masterpieces from Autour de Minuit, and new work from Pilobolus, WOW and Francesco Misceo.
Giants of theGiant Screen
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Last month we promised MacGillivray Freeman Films, the studio behind To Fly!, the first giant-screen hit. Their films are here now, and so are Greg and Shaun MacGillivray, father and son, in conversation. Arriving with them: eight small masterpieces from Autour de Minuit, the Paris animation studio. It’s a real honor to welcome them both. in.theater
MACGILLIVRAY FREEMAN FILMS
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Tenzing Norgay’s son sets out to climb his father’s mountain when a killer storm hits. Narrated by Liam Neeson.
“It’s the human story that ultimately connects with audiences.” Greg on the 3D surf film where it all began and four years on Everest; his son Shaun on working with his dad and the film he most wants to make.
Eight small masterpieces, each made in stereoscopic 3D.
5 Mètres 80Giraffes on the high dive, so lifelike that audiences believed they were real. Best in Show at SIGGRAPH Asia.Nicolas Deveaux · 5 min
JukaiA young woman follows colored threads into Japan’s “sea of trees.” Top prize at the Hong Kong International Film Festival.Gabrielle Lissot · 9 min
FlowA turbulent day of wind made visible by an animator who calls his method “painting with air.”Adriaan Lokman · 14 min
7 Tonnes 3An elephant takes up the trampoline. The idea later grew into four seasons of animal Olympics for Arte.Nicolas Deveaux · 2 min
Ghost CellParis rebuilt in 3D from the director’s own photographs, its crowds moving like slime molds.Antoine Delacharlery · 6 min
The RaceWhy is everyone in such a hurry? Best Non-Dialogue Film at Sapporo, scored by the composer of The Red Turtle.Michaël Le Meur · 15 min
1 Mètre/heureSnails dance on an airplane wing, choreographed with Philippe Decouflé of the Albertville Olympics ceremonies.Nicolas Deveaux · 9 min
ChaseMovie chase scenes turned into pure geometry, light and music.Adriaan Lokman · 12 min
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Becoming Pilobolus
Never sure what to think when you watch dance? Start here. Produced by Pilobolus and Sandwich Vision.
Weather, animals, sound and texture, as if pressed into living clay by the ancient Jomon of Japan. From the great design studio WOW. Directed by Hiroshi Takagishi.
