Hal Clay
Hal CLAY (1927, USA − 2015, Germany) was an animator, producer and director. Together with painter, illustrator and director Florenz Fuchs Von Nordhoff, he directed the short animation films Hands Up Mr. Rasnichi and Vincent van Go-Go in 1967. He worked as an animator on several projects, including the animated TV series Pippi Longstocking in 1998. Clay died in 2015 at the age of 88.
Filmography
Hands Up Mr. Rasnichi (1967, short, co-dir), Vincent van Go-Go (1967, short, co-dir), The Story Keepers (1995, TV series, 2 episodes)
Hal Clay at IFFR
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Vincent van Go-Go
A pop art-driven, surrealist animation about war fears, industrial overdevelopment, and other civilisational neuroses.
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Hands Up Mr. Rasnichi
An animated cautionary tale about totalitarianism in an irreverent, surreal 1960s mix of styles. Featuring acerbic cabaret icon Helmut Qualtinger.<