Focus: Stanya Kahn
Programme IFFR 2023
Powerful political and emotional statements emerge from a medley of animation, performance, music, painting, fiction and documentary. Welcome to the world of Stanya Kahn!
Overview of films
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For the Birds
Stanya Kahn | 4' | USA | None
Two exasperated birds sit on a branch and contemplate their experiences. Their everyday labours are not far removed from ours. -
Friends in Low Places
Stanya Kahn | 4' | USA | International premiere
An abstract animation that dissolves borders, celebrates care for others, and encourages solidarity through poetic allegory. -
Happy Song for You
Stanya Kahn, Llyn Foulkes | 5' | USA | None
“It’s got no theme, it’s got no dream, it’s just a happy song for you.” A dark exploration of the absurd. -
No Go Backs
Stanya Kahn | 34' | USA | None
Two teenagers venture into the unknown. An allegory for a generation ready to face the world on its own terms. -
So Low You Can’t Get Over It
Stanya Kahn | 4' | USA | International premiere
The familiar bends into the unknown and the solid breaks into parts. Paintings turned into animated hallucinatory images. -
Stand in the Stream
Stanya Kahn | 60' | USA | None
From a birth to an onset of dementia, and from Tahrir Square to Trump’s inauguration; a pertinent ode to people. -
Winner
Stanya Kahn, Harry Dodge | 15' | USA | None
Lois has won a cruise in a radio contest. A videographer needs a quote from her, but Lois has other plans.
