HDFEST London

October 1st 2007, in conjunction with The Raindance Film Festival. For tickets call + 44 (0) 207 287 383. Tickets can also be purchased in advance online

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Location: Cineworld Shaftesbury Avenue Theatre, at the Trocadero

We are the Strange Screening Schedule: October 1st, 6:45pm Raindance link He just wanted ice cream… all they found was a bad dream. Blue is a young girl navigating the streets of a terrifying, sinister fantasy world all alone. When she meets Emmm, a fellow lost soul, she joins him on a quest for some ice cream. Upon arriving, they realize the ice cream shop has been taken over by dark forces, and the whole city is teeming with evil. Bizarre monsters surround Blue and Emmm on all sides until Rain, a sadistic hero, arrives to rescue them and exterminate the source of the evil. We Are the Strange is its own imaginative and immersive universe. M dot Strange spent three years painstakingly creating this film, using a range of animation techniques–traditional, stop-motion, computer, and his own unique blend of 8-bit graphics and anime, dubbed “Str8nime.” The stunning visuals are complemented by a soundtrack that is both beautiful and harrowing. The end result is a freaky technocarnival ride that climaxes with a momentous battle between innocence and darkness. Directed by M dot Strange Country US more details

HDFEST Shorts Screening Schedule: October 1st, 4:15pm-6:30pm Waiting for Yesterday Directed by Julien LECAT & Sylvain PIOUTAZ Co-directors, writers Country France Synopsis Bob is a thirty-ish guy who lives in a world where everything moves in reverse: Death is birth, people grow young, knowledge is erased from your mind as the clock ticks backward. It's just business as usual...until the night Bob suddenly finds himself moving FORWARD in time! more details Supernova Directed by Vidal Perez, USA Experimental Animation Supernova is a surreal journey into the world of alchemy. The film narrates the fantastical transmutation process that takes place when a character is born from a tear drop and ultimately transform into a star in the cosmos. more details Ray Harryhausen Presents: The Pit and the Pendulum Directed by Marc Lougee Canada Stop-Motion animation The Pit and the Pendulum was shot digitally at HD resolution utilizing Nikon DSLR still cameras and Apple Mac Mini computers. A combination of traditional stop-motion animation puppet techniques with cutting edge visual effects post production methods in this adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's classic story of judgement, condemnation, hope and redemption. more details   Pour Finir Ici (To End Up Here) Directed by Sébastien Caillat France A man is traveling in his memory the day of his funeral- a mental journey parallel to the journey of his body to his tomb. more details  Eels (Aal im Schadel) Directed by Martin Rahmlow Country: Germany The 3d animated short film tells the story of The Traveller, who suffers from a mysterious illness and is searching forsalvation. more details Moonbabies War on Sound Music video Video directed by Eric Althin+Shannon Henegan ,US Description: New retro music video for "War On Sound" by Swedish band Moonbabies (Carina Johansson & Ola Frick) more details Public Spaces Directed by Martijn Veldhoen Country: The Netherlands A man, and later a woman are walking through public space with the phones to their ear. They are carrying a bag containing an electronic counting device. It looks like they're involved in a very serious matter, but then something happens that seems to neutralize the importance of their actions. The question is: will they notice it? more details