Animation Shorts: Great Love Yarns 1979 – 2019 Ages 15+

Production still from Cedric and Hope 2012 / Director: Pierce Davison / Image courtesy: Pierce Davison

Production still from Cedric and Hope 2012 / Director: Pierce Davison / Image courtesy: Pierce Davison / View full image

When

10.15am, Sat 22 Jan 2022 (60 mins)

Where

Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A

About

Love can have its limitations. A selection of animated shorts featuring darkly comic reflections on the complexities of friendship and romance rendered in a variety of animated styles.

Pussy Pumps Up 1979

“In Pussy Pumps Up a feline female figure assumes more masculine characteristics.” Marian Quigley

7 minutes | Ages 15+

Magnetism 1994

“Two people meet and are attracted to each other.” National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Canberra

4 minutes | Ages 15+

Violet and Brutal 1982

“A sour comedy about a couple's relationship.” Giannalberto Bendazzi

4 minutes | Ages 15+

Love Song 1998

“Supported by a bedraggled band of musician rats, the hero – lovelorn, poetical – bravely puts his life on the line. He ventures into the mysterious cave of Pussy, his love object, whom he cajoles with gifts and poetic declarations. Pussy toys with his affections but Rat emerges, wiser if slightly the worse for wear.” Antoinette Starkiewicz

6 minutes | Ages 15+

The Great Oz Love Yarn 2005

“A neon animation of the greatest Australian love story never told. The love between Wes & Francene.” Jack Feldstein

5 minutes | Ages 15+

Cane-Toad - What Happened to Baz? 2002

“A yobbo cane toad learns the dangers of being one of the less adored icons of the Aussie landscape.” Screen Australia

4 minutes | Ages 15+

Burley 2007

“A young tetra fish, one in a million in her school, just wants some attention. Feeling lonely and bored, she is attracted by the manic antics of a gang of older fish who spend the hours inventing new extreme sports. She begins a quest to gain their acceptance, but at what cost?” Screen Australia

9 minutes | Ages 15+

Fight Club with Tennis & No Fight 2018

“Drama takes over morning tea between two tennis-obsessed women. What happens when the limits of their relationship are tested on and off the tennis court?” Sylvie Le Couteur

3 minutes | Ages 15+

Cedric & Hope 2012

“Cedric’s life is just perfect. That is until his dim princess girlfriend Faith leaves him for the prospect of some battle-hardened knights. Suddenly Cedric is thrust upon a journey that forces him to confront what he really wants.” Screen Australia

14 minutes | Ages 15+

The Video Dating Tape of Desmondo Ray, Aged 33 and ¾ 2013

“His name is Desmondo Ray. He enjoys peeing in the rain, altering offensive graffiti, and listening to sad music while having happy thoughts… This is his dating tape.” Steve Baker

3 minutes | Ages 15+

Baby Baby 2019

“A baby plays with his toys on a sunny afternoon until…” MUBI

1 minutes | Ages 15+

Production Credits

Pussy Pumps Up

  • Director: Antoinette Starkiewicz
  • Animator: Antoinette Starkiewicz
  • Music: Sharon Calcraft, Alistair Jones, Frederic Chopin
  • Print Source: National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Canberra
  • Rights: Antoinette Starkiewicz
  • Year: 1979
  • Runtime: 7 minutes
  • Country: Australia
  • Language: English
  • Sound: Stereo
  • Colour: Colour
  • Shooting Format: 35mm
  • Screening Format: 35mm
  • Animation Technique: Hand-painted Animation

Magnetism

  • Director: Paul Vincent
  • Script: Paul Vincent
  • Producer: Dennis Tupicoff
  • Animators: Sarah Drofenik, Paul Vincent
  • Music: Jeff Harrison
  • Print Source: National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Canberra
  • Rights: TBC
  • Year: 1994
  • Runtime: 4 minutes
  • Country: Australia
  • Language: English
  • Sound: Mono
  • Colour: Colour
  • Shooting Format: 16mm
  • Screening Format: 16mm
  • Animation Technique: Hand-drawn Animation

Violet and Brutal

  • Director: Max Bannah
  • Script: Max Bannah
  • Lead Animator: Max Bannah
  • Producer: Max Bannah Animation
  • Music: Peter Blyton
  • Print Source: National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Canberra
  • Rights: Max Bannah
  • Year: 1982
  • Runtime: 4 minutes
  • Country: Australia
  • Language: English
  • Sound: Stereo
  • Colour: Colour
  • Shooting Format: 35mm
  • Screening Format: 35mm
  • Animation Technique: Hand-painted Animation

Love Song

  • Director: Bruce Currie
  • Script: Bruce Currie
  • Animator: Bruce Currie
  • Music: Patrick Cronin
  • Print Source/Rights: Bruce Currie
  • Year: 1998
  • Runtime: 6 minutes
  • Country: Australia
  • Language: English
  • Sound: Stereo
  • Colour: Colour
  • Shooting Format: Digital
  • Screening Format: DCP
  • Animation Technique: 3D Computer Animation

The Great Oz Love Yarn

  • Director: Jack Feldstein
  • Animator: Jack Feldstein
  • Print Source/Rights: Jack Feldstein
  • Year: 2005
  • Runtime: 5 minutes
  • Country: Australia
  • Language: English
  • Sound: Stereo
  • Colour: Colour
  • Shooting Format: Digital
  • Screening Format: DCP
  • Animation Technique: Neon Rotoscope Animation

Cane-Toad - What Happened to Baz?

  • Directors: David Clayton, Andrew Silke
  • Animators: David Clayton, Andrew Silke
  • Script: Andrew Silke, David Clayton, James Cowen
  • Music: Gentlemen
  • Print Source/Rights: David Clayton
  • Year: 2002
  • Runtime: 4 minutes
  • Country: Australia
  • Language: English
  • Sound: Stereo
  • Colour: Colour
  • Shooting Format: Digital
  • Screening Format: DCP
  • Animation Technique: 3D Computer Animation

Burley

  • Directors: D. Edwardz, Gareth Cowen
  • Producer: Andrew Goode
  • Script: D. Edwardz
  • Animators: D. Edwardz, Gareth Cowen, Matt Duce
  • Music: Simon Gardner
  • Print Source/Rights: Andrew Goode
  • Year: 2007
  • Runtime: 9 minutes
  • Country: Australia
  • Language: English
  • Sound: Stereo
  • Colour: Colour
  • Shooting Format: Digital
  • Screening Format: DCP
  • Animation Technique: 3D Computer Animation

Fight Club with Tennis & No Fight

  • Director: Sylvie Le Couteur
  • Animator: Sylvie Le Couteur
  • Producers: Mark Lycette, Helen Dickson
  • Music: Paul Stanhope
  • Print Source/Rights: Sylvie Le Couteur
  • Year: 2018
  • Runtime: 3 minutes
  • Country: Australia
  • Language: English
  • Sound: Stereo
  • Colour: Colour
  • Shooting Format: Digital
  • Screening Format: DCP
  • Animation Technique: 2D Computer Animation

Cedric & Hope

  • Director: Pierce Davison
  • Script: Pierce Davison
  • Animator: Pierce Davison
  • Producer: Jacob Fjord
  • Music: Robert Woods
  • Rights: Pierce Davison
  • Year: 2012
  • Runtime: 14 minutes
  • Country: Australia
  • Language: English
  • Sound: Stereo
  • Colour: Colour
  • Shooting Format: Digital
  • Screening Format: DCP
  • Animation Technique: Stop Motion Animation

The Video Dating Tape of Desmondo Ray, Aged 33 and ¾

  • Director: Steve Baker
  • Script: Steve Baker
  • Animator: Steve Baker
  • Cinematographer: Jason Hargreaves ACS
  • Music: Megan Carnes
  • Print Source/Rights: Steve Baker
  • Year: 2013
  • Runtime: 3 minutes
  • Country: Australia
  • Language: English
  • Sound: Stereo
  • Colour: Colour
  • Shooting Format: Digital
  • Screening Format: DCP
  • Animation Technique: 2D Computer Animation, Live Action

Baby Baby

  • Directors: Nikhil Markale, Aggelos Papantoniou
  • Animators: Nikhil Markale, Aggelos Papantoniou
  • Script: Aggelos Papantoniou
  • Print Source/Rights: Nikhil Markale, Aggelos Papantoniou
  • Year: 2019
  • Runtime: 1 minutes
  • Country: Australia
  • Language: English
  • Sound: Stereo
  • Colour: Colour
  • Shooting Format: Digital
  • Screening Format: DCP
  • Animation Technique: 2D Computer Animation