Animate Projects presents: All That Is Solid (PG) + Live Q&A with Aliyah Harfoot and Gary Thomas
£4 entry
Sun 8 Feb / Sul 8 Chwe - 6.30pm
90 min + 30 min Q&A
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2025
Osbert Parker | Laurie Hill | Dominica Harrison | Nicolas Piret | Hantao Li | Max Hattler | Sasha Svirsky| Meghana Bisineer | Case Jernigan | Aliyah Harfoot | Irina Rubina | Emily Sasmor | Liv Dugdale, | Chaerin Im | James Duesing | Anna Dudko
UK | Belgium | Hong Kong | Germany | USA | South Korea | Austria |
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All that is solid sets out to celebrate, subvert and confound expectations of what animation is, bringing together different artistic approaches that connect through their exploration of the concept of animation, both as a contemporary art and craft practice.
Fifteen short films, selected from an international open call, are from Austria, Belgium, England, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Scotland, South Korea, the USA and Wales. They explore subjects that range from intimate, personal stories to wider geopolitical events, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the invasion of Ukraine, and the climate crisis. They consider the places we call home, and our need to connect with other humans, animals and nature. The diverse animation techniques represented include photo cut-out, risograph, kitchen lithography, timelapse, charcoal, pinscreen, 3D, stop motion, and hand-drawn on paper.
Content warning: Some of the films deal with issues that may be sensitive or distressing to some viewers and may not be suitable for children.
Live Q&A with Aliyah Harfoot and Gary Thomas.
Following the screening we are delighted to be joined in person by Welsh director Aliyah Harfoot and Gary Thomas of Animate Projects for a live Q&A session.
Aliyah Harfoot’s film Liminal Roots is featured in the programme. Her practice pushes the boundaries of creative animation, combining stop motion, hand-drawn and paper cut-out techniques. Guided by the tactile nature of the medium, Harfoot approaches each project with intuition and spontaneity.
Gary Thomas is co-founder and director of Animate Projects, a producer led, arts organisation, working regionally, nationally, and internationally, with a focus on experimental animation practice.
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Mae All That Is Solid yn dathlu ac yn dwysáu disgwyliadau animeiddio, gan ddod â phymtheg o ffilmiau byrion rhyngwladol ynghyd sy'n defnyddio dulliau fel lluniadu â llaw ar bapur, risograff, stop-symudiad a 3D. Mae'r themâu'n amrywio o straeon personol agos atoch i faterion byd-eang, gan gynnwys goresgyniad Wcráin a phandemig COVID-19, myfyrio ar gartref, cysylltiad a natur.
Cynhelir sesiwn holi ac ateb fyw yn dilyn y dangosiad gyda’r cyfarwyddwr Cymreig Aliyah Harfoot a Gary Thomas, cyfarwyddwr Animate Projects, sefydliad celfyddydol sy’n canolbwyntio ar ymarfer animeiddio arbrofol. Byddant yn trafod ffilm Aliyah, Liminal Roots, sydd wedi’i chynnwys yn y rhaglen.
Rhybudd cynnwys: Mae rhai o’r ffilmiau’n ymdrin â materion a allai fod yn sensitif neu beri gofid i rai gwylwyr ac efallai na fyddant yn addas i blant.
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