One of our favorite movie theaters in
New York is The Landmark at 57 West. They show a particularly compelling
set of films. Here are the films currently showing:
We went to see the 2020 Oscar Nominated
Shorts – Animation. Some of them were rather strange and difficult to
understand, but we especially enjoyed three in particular.
HAIR LOVE
An African-American father learns
to do his daughter’s hair for the first time.
This film tells a gripping tale, presumably
based on a true story, but it is not until the final moments that you find out
what is really going on. The full movie (about 7 minutes) is here.
MEMORABLE
Painter Louis and his wife Michelle are experiencing strange events. Their world seems to be mutating. Slowly, furniture, objects, and people lose their realism. They are “destructuring,” sometimes disintegrating.
I am not sure I precisely understood this film the way it is described here. It seemed to me that it was more about a husband sinking into dementia.
SISTER
Siqi Song
A man remembers his childhood and growing up with an annoying little sister in 1990s China. How would his life have been if things had gone differently?
This film also has a rather surprising, albeit sad, ending when you realize what story is really being told.
If you do have a chance to see any of these, animated shorts are really a fascinating art form.
Love,
Rebecca
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