Monsieur Tête

A despondent character struggles to balance self-acceptance and self-loathing when their worst fears manifest in the form of a sickly deer.

The slow construction of an image, to the rhythm of steps, ends when the monster meets his Bride.

A little girl reflects on her last summer with her father at his funeral.

Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics dives deeply into the innate contrast between the Seven Deadly Sins (Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Pride and Envy) and the Seven Sacred Teachings (Love, Respect, Wisdom, Courage, Truth, Honesty and Humility), as embodied in the life of a precocious Métis baby. Brought to life by Terril Calder’s darkly beautiful stop-motion animation, her inner turmoil of abuse is laid bare with unflinching honesty. Convinced she’s soiled and destined for Hell, Baby Girl receives teachings that fill her with strength and pride, and affirm a path towards healing. Calder’s tour-de-force unearths a hauntingly familiar yet hopeful world that illuminates the bias of colonial systems.

A slow sensuous dance gives way to a technical barrage of prismatic shards of love.

Christian Orthodox tradition and travelling theatre troupes with their pagan roots are two seemingly opposite worlds, both mysterious and enchanting to the author.

Short animated film by Kristian Pedersen

Short Animated film by Paul Hartman at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg

Battling against the wilderness and his own ego, Bill struggles to impress Deb with below-par outdoor skills and shocking behaviour, until their last-ditch camping trip takes a sinister turn.

At a time where there were no alarm-clocks, an old men worked as an awaker. Every day he walked the long way from his house to the village until he gets an old shiny bell.

The story of a young woman facing her father’s death, remembering moments in life that help her make sense of it, and finding connection in unlikely places.