Tag Archives: animation

Our Next Film: ‘Tehran Taboo’

Monday, 1 July 2019,  7:30 pm

2018, Germany/Austira, 96 minutes, (15)
Director – Ali Soozandeh

Babak and Donya in the Street

A rotoscope animation. In their desperate search for freedom and happiness four young people from Tehran are forced to break the taboos of a restrictive Islamic society.

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LINKS:
IMDb – Tehran Taboo
Rotten Tomatoes – Tehran Taboo

Our Next Film: The Breadwinner

Tuesday, 2 October 2018, 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm

2017, Ireland/Canada/Luxembourg, 93 minutes, (12A)
Director – Nora Twomey

Pavana is a headstrong 11 year old girl growing up under the Taliban in Afghanistan. She is forced to disguise herself as a boy in order to support her family. A beautiful animation employing a mix of 2D with painted environments and digital paper cut-out segments to weave together a world of conflict and oppressions, showing the strength of girls and the power of stories to sustain hope through dark times.

TRAILER:

LINKS:
IMDb – The Breadwinner
Rotten Tomatoes – The Breadwinner