How to Be at Home
How does one find hope in the midst of a pandemic? Perhaps it is the act of creating something wonderful with words, paper and a desire to help assuage the anxiety of others. Andrea Dorfman’s homey (in all the best senses of the word) animation complements Tanya Davis’s lilting voice and warm and cathartic poetry in this uplifting reminder that art can heal in the midst of tragedy.
– Jennifer Lynde Barker
Also in this combined programme
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Button
Stop-motion brilliance transforms simple buttons, threads and cloth into playful patterns and games. -
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Skittish Brothers
Hermína Týrlová crafts a tender, cheerful film with animated yarn and simple objects. -
The Light Fantastic Picture Show
A jazzy experimental film that highlights how art is made with various animated methods. -
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Voices
A vivid depiction of the relationship between animation and the transformation of individual perception. -
believe in it
Buoyant animated images soar across the artist’s notebooks like joyous thoughts in flight. -
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The Stitches Speak
An animated documentary about a community of artists who use Suf embroidery to tell their tales. -
Lake Monsters
Alt-rock folk art: an embroidered music video for They Might Be Giant’s ‘Lake Monsters.’
Film details
- Country of production
- Canada
- Year
- 2021
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2026
- Length
- 4'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
Shows of "How to Be at Home"
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KINO 3
This screening consists of the following films:
- Button
- Etc…
- Skittish Brothers
- The Light Fantastic Picture Show
- Hra
- Voices
- believe in it
- Drawing Lessons
- The Stitches Speak
- How to Be at Home
In-personEnglish subtitled -
KINO 3
This screening consists of the following films:
- Button
- Etc…
- Skittish Brothers
- The Light Fantastic Picture Show
- Hra
- Voices
- believe in it
- Drawing Lessons
- The Stitches Speak
- How to Be at Home
In-personEnglish subtitled