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£1.50 booking fee per online/phone transaction.
No fee when tickets are booked in person.
Booking fees are per transaction and not per ticket. If your booking contains several events the highest booking fee will apply. The booking fee may be reduced on certain events. Members do not pay booking fees.
Programme
A is for Ant (UK 2024 Dir Jack Davison in collaboration with Shona Heath 10 min)
Combining sculptural costumes with live-action performances, cameos by animals, and experimental film effects, photographer Jack Davison and costume and set designer Shona Heath reimagine letters as representations of animals and insects. Can you tell who is who?
Felix the Cat: Comicalamities (US 1928 Dirs Otto Messmer and Pat Sullivan 8 min)
In this silent cartoon, Felix endeavours to transform a ‘homely dame’ into a glamorous Hollywood starlet, using nature’s treasures. As an underwater appointment with the Mother of Pearl and a subsequent hunt for a fur coat both turn hazardous, Felix is forced to rely on the animator’s hand to get him out of trouble.
How the Mole Got His Trousers (Czechia 1957 Dir Zdeněk Miler 12 min)
The much-beloved character Krteček was conceived as the protagonist in this first-ever episode, which illustrates the making of trousers – a child-friendly, step-by-step guide to linen textile production. Completed in 1957, the film received critical acclaim, winning two Golden Lions at the Venice Film Festival. Since then, the resourceful Little Mole has become an iconic character worldwide, promoting friendship and cooperation between species.
Idodo (US/Papua New Guinea/Switzerland 2021 Dir Ursula Ulmi 10 min)
How did reef fish acquire their beautiful colours? Based on an ancestral legend by a local clan of Papua New Guinea and created in collaboration with local Papuan filmmakers, artists, performers, and musicians, Ursula Ulmi’s animation presents an unexpected reversal of the usual narrative in which humans borrow their garb from nature.
The Butterfly (Russia 1972 Dir Andrey Khrzhanovsky 10 min)
A city boy becomes entranced by a butterfly and the beguiling creature leads him away from his technological world into the mesmerising and untamed realm of nature. Evoking the butterfly as a timeless symbol of metamorphosis, this intricately crafted animation brings a touch of mysticism to depicting the boy’s physical and spiritual transformation.
Thumbelina (UK 1955 Dir Lotte Reiniger 10 min)
This enchanting silhouette animation brings Hans Christian Andersen’s tale to life with exquisite detail. Nature plays a pivotal role in Thumbelina’s adventures, while her delicate dress and adornments reflect her fragility and connection to the natural world.