Anyone down at the V&A this past weekend may have found themselves at an animated shorts screening called "Sparks", part of a celebration of the opening of the new Sackler Centre for arts education. A wonderful 2 hour trip through recent works including the excellent "Paradise" from Canada (pictured above), a Pleasantville type piece enacted in a nostalgic, and sometimes sinister, mechanical wonderland. Check out the trailer and more here.
Another work of particular note was the poignant "Skhizein" by Jeremy Clapin, about a lonely young man who, after being struck by an asteroid, finds himself living exactly 91cm from himself. Even shown without subtitles this French piece was hauntingly beautiful. You can see an earlier work by Clapin, "Une Histoire Vertebrale", here.Want to check out some other standouts?
"Astronauts" by Matthew Walker (UK) - very British, very funny.
"No Room For Gerold" by Daniel Nocke (Germany) - wild animals... house-sharing?
"She Who Measures" by Veljko Popovic (Croatia) - a thought provoking parable on modern life.
And for some absolute hilarity: "Roof Sex" by Sarah Phelps (UK), which I cannot describe better than the programme's 'XXX chair-on-chair action!!!' Actually, I'm tempted to make a Sex and the City allusion, but nevermind... just enjoy!
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