Toronto Animation Film Festival 2021

Universally Remote (Shorts 3)

Expired April 17, 2021 1:00 AM
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14 films + livestream in package
Coronus
During a virus outbreak and lockdown, a man is struggling to survive the situation while he is being chased by the virus itself.
The Rope
When a young man who walked through the streets of the night with disappointment, An old man appeared before him.
Days Like These
Days Like These is an animated piece that celebrates dance in the midst of a global pandemic.
Pebbles
Pebbles is an animation about my first time experienced being hospitalised.
Coffin
A man comes home and wants to go to bed. A bunch of noisy roommates. A crowded city in southern China.
Thanks, Goodbye
Thanks, goodbye.’ shows an extreme vision of the concequences of a climate apocalypse.
A Step Into My Wallpaper
This video was made in 2019-20. The end of the video was shot during the lockdown. It evokes the idea of escape using one's imagination.
Real Human Being
A lonely person is wandering through the city with an ever more heavy heart.
Coxswain's Chicken Kitchen
A deranged man advertises his delicious chicken.
A Couple on the Rooftop, the Cellular Antenna and the Metal Birds
An animated adaptation for a spoken-word poem by Israeli poet Yoav Talmor.
Light Collector
This is a world where there are some people called ‘light collector’ whose job is to collect light with a glass jar for a mysterious purpose.
Signs
An electrician follows his nightly routine setting up signs in the city.
Framed Memories
Set on the eve of Chinese New Year, an old man seeks to reconnect with his estranged son.
Quarantine Chorus
A small Italian town learns the spirit of cooperation during the Corona Lockdown.
Q & A with Directors from Universally Remote (Shorts 3)
Stay tooned after Shorts 3 for an up close and personal Q & A Session with the Directors.
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Can't get enough Covid cartoons? Us neither! We got viral vaccine videos, work from home wonders, and a bunch of great cartoons made from home during this fantastic pandemic. We're all in this together, 6 feet apart, zoom chatting with our shrinks. Let's bond over some serious, some sad, some depressing, but all great cartoons.



Films Include:


Coronus | Arvin Medghalchi | Turkey | 0:05:30 | ARUCAD


The Rope | Kyomu Yoshida | Japan | 0:09:21 | YoshidaKyomu


Days Like These | Mawrgan Shaw | Canada | 0:02:18 


Pebbles | Nathania Zaini | United States | 0:04:00 | Introversy


Coffin | Luce Grosjean | France | 0:05:23 | Gobelins, l'école de l'image


Thanks, Goodbye. | David Mohrmann | Netherlands | 0:03:37 | David Mohrmann


A Step Into My Wallpaper | Ceunebroucke Antoine | 0:01:53 | Magic Flat


Real Human Being | Michaela Mueller | United States| 0:04:43| High Moon Records


Coxswain's Chicken Kitchen | Marcie LaCerte | United States | 0:03:00 | Marcie LaCerte


A Couple on the Rooftop, the Cellular Antenna and the Metal Birds | Eyal Oren | Israel | 0:05:00 | Eyal Oren


Light Collector | Zane Zheng | China | 0:02:29 | Zane Zheng


Signs | Dustin Rees | Switzerland | 0:10:40 | Virage Film


Framed Memories | Irwan Junaidy | Malaysia | 0:07:07 | The R&D Studio


Quarantine Chorus | alexander williams | United Kingdom | Escape Studio

An electrician follows his nightly routine setting up signs in the city. He goes through life unnoticed and out of touch with the world, until he realises which signs he should be paying attention to.

  • Runtime
    11 minutes
  • Country
    Switzerland
  • Director
    Dustin Rees
  • Producer
    Virage Film
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