The 46th Ann Arbor Film Festival, taking place March 25-30, will offer more than 36 film screenings, along with other daily events including live film-based performances and multiple world premieres. Acclaimed independent animator Bill Plympton will be on hand to premiere clips from his latest feature, Idiots and Angels, and will also discuss his career through film clips, drawing demonstrations and anecdotes. Animation will also be spotlighted in a special program titled ‘All That is Animated.’
This year’s lineup of shorts in competition includes Josh Raskin’s Oscar-nominated animated John Lennon film I Met the Walrus, as well as Micahel Langan’s experimental comedy Doxology and Osbert Parker’s Your’s Truly, which combines animation and footage form film noir classics. Other toon seletions include Crank Balls from Devin Bell, For the Love of God by Joe Tucker, Milk Teeth by Tibor Banoczki, A Painful Glimpse Into My Writing Process by Chel White, Shut Eye Hotel from Bill Plympton and Mermaid by Lisa Barcy.
Some of this year’s most memorable shorts in competition with screen during the Opening Night Gala on Tuesday, March 25. In all, more than 100 films from 20 countries are competing for more than $18,000 in prizes at the fest. For full program details, go to http://46th.aafilmfest.org.
