Offscreen selected the best and weirdest shorts of 2011. Including some Belgian talents who will introduce their films to the audience.
Oh Willy...
The directors of ’Zachte Planten’ en ’Mompelaar’ collaborated on this beautiful stop motion about the obese Willy who visits his ailing mother at a nudist camp.
Las Palmas
Also known as the viral YouTube hit ’Baby Smashes Bar in Las Palmas’. Droll stop motion featuring a real life baby in its first starring role.
The Trap
A visual experiment in stylish black and white photography.
Yearning
Can an unexpected encounter offer salvation to a man who has already given up all hope?
Mission SS 154
An astounding and tightly edited scifi animation with beautifully executed spaceship sets.
Countdown
Short tribute to classic space travel movies with music by Apparat.
The External World
Insane and hyperactive animation overloaded by pop culture references and screaming troublemakers.
Birdboy
Eccentric misfit Birdboy lives secluded in the forest. A moving animated tale full of poetic imagery.
The Origin of Creatures
Impressive computer animation with powerful and unforgettable images, in which organs and limbs are appreciated for their most basic functions.
