In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am talking about the short film “Duck” with  Swiss director Elie Chapuis

“Duck” by Elie Chapuis stop-motion animation, 9’’, 2024 // Switzerland, Belgium

Synopsis “Vladimir and Olga raise ducks on a small isolated farm in the countryside. They hope for a child, but this expectation soon turns into a nightmare.”

Find out more: https://heliumfilms.ch/en/films/duck

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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am talking about the short film “Diva Sicanella” with  Swiss director Rachelle Ferrer

“Diva Sicanella” by Rachelle Ferrer 2D hand-drawn animation, 5’’, 2024 // Switzerland

Synopsis “A former diva takes her audience on a tour through the smoky chambers of her impressive house. Let her charm drag you into the darkness.”

Find out more:  https://www.instagram.com/diva.sicanella/

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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am talking about the short film “Surface Séance” by Austrian director Michael Heindl

“Surface Séance” by Michael Heindl Stop-motion, 5’, 2024 // Austria
 
Synopsis: “In the black shimmering of the picture, blurry images flash for fractions of a second, while in the center a swirling, growing something struggles to take shape. A study in cinematic abstraction, anchored in a night ride on Vienna’s public transportation system..”
 
Find out more: https://www.michaelheindl.net/work

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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am talking about the short film “Wander to Wonder” by Nina Gantz

“Wander to Wonder” by Nina Gantz
Stop-motion, 13’, 2023 // Netherlands – France – Belgium - UK

Synopsis: “Mary, Billybud, and Fumbleton are three tiny humans who star in a kids’ TV Series called WANDER TO WONDER. After the creator dies, they are left alone in the studio. Struggling to find enough to eat, they continue to make increasingly strange episodes for their fans.”

Find out more: https://www.ninagantz.com/

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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am talking about the short film “Pear Garden” by Iranian director Shadab Shayegan

“Pear Garden” by Shadab Shayegan
2D animation, 7’, 2024 // Germany

Synopsis “Six-year-old Lily visits her grandmother, who has had a mastectomy and now misses her breasts. When Lily finds out that her grandmother’s shadow still has both breasts, she is prepared to do anything to get them back.”

Find out more: 
https://shadabshayegan.com/

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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am talking about the short film "Hello Summer!” with  Slovakian director  Martin Smatana

"Hello Summer!” by Martin Smatana and Veronika Zacharová
Stop motion and 2D hand-drawn animation, 11’’, 2024 // Slovakia, Czech Republic, France

Synopsis “Sea, sun, beaches and family holidays. Just pick your dream destination from the catalogue, pack your bags and hit the road. But what if the hotel isn’t as stellar as promised, your room has a bit of a naughty view, the dinner is surprisingly exotic and your luggage travels independently. Family above all!”

Find out more: 
https://www.instagram.com/vero.nika.zacharova/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/martin.smatana/?hl=en

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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am talking about the short film "Hurikán" with Czech director Jan Saska and Assistant director & Head of animation Marek Pokorný

"Hurikán" by Jan Saska
2D animation, 13’’, 2024 // Czech Republic, France, Slovakia, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Synopsis “Hurikán rushes to save his favourite beer stand from closure by fetching a new keg to impress the bartender he crushes on. In a wild Prague district, he faces robbers, cops, and his own thirst.”

Find out more: 
hurikanfilm.com
truelovers.cz/en/ 

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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am chatting with animation collective Muta Animation about their film "The Meatseller".

"The Meatseller" by Margherita Giusti
2D animation, 17’’, 2023 // Italy

Synopsis “Follows Selinna Ajamikoko, a young Nigerian woman with aspirations of following in her mother's footsteps as a meat seller. She sets out on her journey to Italy in pursuit of her ambition, a journey fraught with horror and bestiality.”

Find out more: 
muta.animation
themeatseller_shortfilm
https://www.mutanimation.com/

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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am chatting with Loïc Espuche about his film "Beurk".

"Beurk" by Loïc Espuche
2D animation, 13 min, 2023  // France

Synopsis “Yuck! Couples kissing on the mouth are gross. And the worst is, you can’t miss them: when people are about to kiss, their lips become all pink and shiny. Little Léo laughs at them, just like all the kids at the summer camp. But he has a secret he won’t tell his friends: his own mouth has actually begun glistening. And, in reality, Léo desperately wants to give kissing a try.”

Find out more: 
https://www.instagram.com/loic_espuche/

https://vimeo.com/loicespuche

https://www.kisskissbankbank.com/fr/projects/amenez-le-court-metrage-beurk-a-hollywood


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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am chatting with Swiss-Polish director Jadwiga Kowalska about her short animated film "The Car That Came Back from the Sea.


"The Car That Came Back from the Sea" by Jadwiga Kowalska
3D, 11’, 2023 // Switzerland

Synopsis:
"Full of exuberance and frivolousness, six friends drive to the Polish Baltic coast and back in a small, dented car. During their trip, their car and their country fall apart. Nevertheless, life goes on. Their journey is interfused with memories and snapshots from the past."

Find out more: https://www.jadwiga.ch/

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