Under The Onion Skin

In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am chatting with French director Stephen Vuillemin about his film "A Kind Of Testament".

"A Kind Of Testament" by Stephen Vuillemin
2D Computer Animation, 16'// 2023 // France
Logline: A young woman comes across animations on the Internet that have clearly been created from her private selfies. A stranger with the same name confesses to identity theft. But death is quicker than the answer to the question: “Why?”

https://www.instagram.com/aycevee/
stephenvuillemin.com

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Intro Music: "Backoning" by Telecasted from Youtube Audio Library

In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am chatting with Swiss director Élodie Dermange about her film "Armat".
"Armat" by Élodie Dermange
2D animation, Celluloid Painting 11'37''// 2022 // Switzerland
Logline: Élodie tries to find out more about her family’s Armenian origins. She interviews her father, her uncle, her great aunt, and discovers a harsh history where violence and the inability to express love are passed down from generation to generation.

IG Élodie https://www.instagram.com/elodiedermange/
Website: https://www.elodiedermange.com/
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Intro Music: "Backoning" by Telecasted from Youtube Audio Library

In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am chatting with Flora Anna Buda about her film "27".

"27" by Flora Anna Buda
2D Computer Animation, 12'// 2023 // produced by Miyu and Boddah
Logline: Alice lives at her parents’ place at the age of 27 with no private life or a relationship. Her birthday night out ends in a bicycle accident and a short coma to make her realize, it’s time to move out.
https://www.instagram.com/fl0raannabuda/
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Intro Music: "Backoning" by Telecasted from Youtube Audio Library

In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am chatting with British director Joseph Wallace about his film "Salvation Has No Name".
"Salvation Has No Name" written and directed by Joseph Wallace
Stop Motion, 17'// 2022 // United Kingdom, France, Czech Republic
Logline: A troupe of clowns gather to perform a story about a priest and a refugee but as their misguided tale unfolds, the boundaries between fiction and reality begin to fray.

http://www.josephwallace.co.uk/salvation & https://www.instagram.com/josephwallaceproductions/
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Intro Music: "Backoning" by Telecasted from Youtube Audio Library

In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am chatting with Italian/Scottish director Victoria Musci about her film "Tufo".
"Tufo" by Victoria Musci
Mixed media, 2D animation on live-action backgrounds with 3D props, 26'// 2023 // Italy, France
Logline: “Tufo” is the true story of Ignazio Cutrò and his family, who were threatened by the mafia and isolated by friends because they chose to speak out. Despite everything, they still live in Sicily today.
https://vimeo.com/victoriamusci
Studio Ibrido: https://www.instagram.com/ibrido_studio/
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Intro Music: "Backoning" by Telecasted from Youtube Audio Library

In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am chatting with Britt Raes about her film "Luce and The Rock".
"Luce and The Rock" Directed and written by Britt Raes
2D Computer Animation, 13'// 2022 // produced by Thuristar, Belgium
Logline: Luce and the Rock' is a modern fairytale about a little girl who discovers that the world is bigger than the one she lives in. She befriends a lost rock, who's searching for a new place to call home.

https://www.instagram.com/brittraes/
https://brittraes.tumblr.com/
https://www.facebook.com/BrittRaeslovesdrawing/
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Intro Music: "Backoning" by Telecasted from Youtube Audio Library

In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am chatting with Nienke Deutz about her film "The Miracle".
"The Miracle" by Nienke Deutz
Mixed technique, 2D and stop-motion, 15'// 2023 // produced by Lunanime, Keplerfilm & Les Productions de Milou, Belgium, The Netherlands, France
Logline: "The Miracle, a place where the sun always shines, with endless opportunities to relax and food in abundance. But how do you relate to a place that constantly confronts you with the things you don’t have?"
https://www.instagram.com/nienke_deutz/
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Intro Music: "Backoning" by Telecasted from Youtube Audio Library

In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am chatting with Tal Kantor about her film "Letter to a Pig".

"Letter to a Pig" by Tal Kantor
Mix Media Animation, 17'// 2022 // produced by Miyu Production & The Hive Studio
Logline: "A Holocaust survivor reads a letter he wrote to the pig who saved his life. A young schoolgirl hears his testimony in class and sinks into a twisted dream where she confronts questions of identity, collective trauma, and the extremes of human nature."

https://www.instagram.com/tal.kantor/?hl=en
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Intro Music: "Backoning" by Telecasted from Youtube Audio Library

In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I talk to Heta Jäälinoja about her short film "Nun or Never!".
"Nun Or Never!" by Heta Jäälinoja
2D Computer Animation, 11'// 2023 // produced by Böhle Studios, Finland
Logline: A nun digs a man up from the ground and loses her grip on everyday life. Can secrets and harmony coexist?
https://www.instagram.com/hetajaalinoja/
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Note: in the episode, I mention that Nun or Never! won the France TV Award. I forgot to mention that in the same festival the short film also got the Audience Award. In the following months, those nuns have been collecting more prizes, such as Best National Film at Turku Animated Film Festival, Grand Prix at Animatou, Grand Prize Golden Eyeball at the Sweaty Eyeballs Animation, Special Mention at Anim.est, and many more.

Intro Music: "Backoning" by Telecasted from Youtube Audio Library

In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am chatting with Brazilian director Pedro Harres about his interactive VR experience "From The Main Square".

"From The Main Square by Pedro Harres
2D Computer Animation, around 22'// 2021 // Germany
Logline: From The Main Square is a compact portrait of social disruption.

pedroharres.net
https://www.instagram.com/pedroharres_/
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Intro Music: "Backoning" by Telecasted from Youtube Audio Library