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SNAKE
(Becky James | 3:03 | Animation)
Screening at Rooftop Films on August 1
By Rooftop Films on 07/23/2008
Filed under: Animation, Rooftop Filmmakers, Watch Short Films
Deceptively playful, Snake is a film about stubbornness in the face of change.
Charming. When a simple snake goes out for some snacking adventures (which reminds me of course of the ever-popular Snake video game), it seems as if nothing can stop it from reaching the next carrot. But when some obstacles come its way that it's never encountered before, well, we see sadness and pain in its line-drawn form. What seems like a simplistic cartoon gives way to much more as the snake deals with the tools it is left with, and deals with the fear and difficulty of change, prompting us to do the same in our own lives and experiences. According to Becky James, the Filmmaker, "the film chronicles a failure to deal with growing up while using its extremely appealing characters and sounds to glorify the obdurate attempt to replace what is lost."
Snake will screen at Rooftop Films on Friday, August 1, preceding the melancholy, woodsy comedy feature My Effortless Brilliance. Come see how it plays with other films!
Becky James is a founding member of the Reasonable People's League, a consortium of artists intent on delivering cutting-edge media strategies by all means necessary. Snake screened and won the Audience Award last year at the 2007 Animation Block Party, of which Rooftop held the opening night at Automotive High School.
On Friday, July 25th, this year's Animation Block Party will begin at Automotive High School, co-presented by Rooftop Films and Animation Block. It will feature 30 of the best new animated short films from around the world, and all films have the chance to win prizes at the close of the three-day event.
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