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Animalis Fabula Film Festival Official Selection Laurels

AniFab Official Selections '21

Tayo - Short Documentary - Switzerland

5/20/2021

 
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"Tayo" is the true story of Manuel and his dog, which emphasizes the importance of the human-animal bond and reflects on the sufferings and difficulties of life, metaphorically represented by a mountain.

Director Matteo Rolfi was born in 1990 in Italy (Mondovi', Piemont) and after university studies  moved to Switzerland (Lugano) in 2015 for work reasons.

"I immediately began to feel a strong desire to take pictures of every new place I was exploring, and I started doing so with my mobile phone. Today I am still working and living as commercial photographer and filmmaker in Switzerland." 

#AniFab judge's aggregate score for Tayo is 7.9 out of 10 with one judge sharing these thoughts, "​Inspiring, hopeful, beautiful.  Tayo is a lovely gift to all of us. I am so happy this story can be shared.
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Director Matteo Rolfi
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The Vet Van - Short Documentary - USA

5/17/2021

 
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​Lucy’s Labrador has lost 25 pounds. Tabitha’s chihuahua has parvovirus. For these two families, a mobile veterinary clinic is the only affordable option. One in three New York City households owns a pet and about 20 percent of New Yorkers live below the poverty line. As the city gets more expensive, so does veterinary care. Lucy and Tabitha have to make tough choices to save the pets who help them cope with isolation and poverty. The vet van is a low-cost solution, but not a perfect one. Is it worth the trade offs? Two families risk it all to find out.
Sarah Jenks is the co-director, editor, cinematographer. This is her directorial debut. She is a graduate of the Columbia Journalism School’s documentary program. She has worked as an associate producer and assistant editor on award-winning short film COLETTE, feature film The War and Peace of Tim O’Brien and a multimedia documentary series featured in the Medal of Honor games. She grew up in Portland, Oregon, and currently lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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Lizzie Mulvey is the co-director, editor and cinematographer. She received her master’s degree from Columbia Journalism School in documentary film in 2019 under the advisement of Betsy West and June Cross. Most recently she reported, produced, and assistant video edited for a PBS Frontline documentary, Whose Vote Counts. She grew up in New Jersey and lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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Directors Sarah Jenks & Lizzie Mulvey
Director Statement 
We are both first-time filmmakers and made this film as part of the graduate program at Columbia Journalism School. The film was produced, filmed, and edited entirely by us. Making this film was a labor of love. We spent over 300 hours shooting the film, interviewed over 100 Low Cost Vet Mobile clients and spent 18 months working on the edit. As drama unfolded at the van, it brought into question the legitimacy of the operation. Calling on our journalistic foundation we investigated and found a lack of regulation in the veterinary industry and a complicated history of the van. The Vet Van is not a story that wraps up neatly. It leaves audiences questioning the ethics of each character's decisions and behavior. Our intention was to be impartial. Rather than presenting a solution, we wanted the audience to confront the impossible choices people in poverty have to make.
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#AniFab judge's aggregate score is 6.8 out of 10 with the following note from one judge, "The Vet Van is  very much in the moment..  It puts you in the Van with those trying to help the poorer in their community.  It is so hard to get this kind of intimate glimpse into this community, yet The Vet Van succeeds.  Nice job Sarah Jenks and Lizzie Mulvey!"
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Affection in the Streets - Short Documentary - Brazil

5/13/2021

 
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Director Thiago Köche
Facing a reality of exclusion, hunger, cold and prejudice, the documentary Affection In The Streets talks about the relationship of love and affection between homeless people and their dogs.
AniFab judge's aggregate score for Affection In The Street is 7.1 out of 10 with notes from one judge reading, "Heart wrenching and immensely loving all at once. Affection is a deeply moving short doc from the streets of Brazil.  I believe its important to support this work.  It should be seen by more people.  This is a story that is and has been told for a while, however, that doesn't change the importance to share, and show again more about this intersection from cultures far and wide.
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Free to Fly - Short Animation - Nigeria

5/13/2021

 
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Director Okeremute "Okayray" Ovuorho
Perry and Linda are deeply in love with each other and are content with their quiet life. They lived in a small, peaceful community until some mysterious strangers invaded their community. In pain, sorrow and disbelief, Perry found himself in a totally strange land, far away from his soulmate. Their lives were turned upside down.

​Okeremute Ovuorho is an animator and a cinematographer. He worked in various media organizations including BBC Media Action in Nigeria. He attended several animation workshops organized by The French Institute of Nigeria and the German embassy. His is the winner of the Nigeria Film corporation competition in script writing for the animation child film project.
AniFab judge's aggregate score for Free To Fly is 8.3 out of 10 with this judge writing: "Engaging, important, enlightening, presented by a voice and soul that knows this tale is real.  These events happen just this way.  I believe it is important to hear these stories from the citizens who live and are invested in these places.  Its important for AniFab to support them. Nice job Mr. Ovuorho.​"
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Lake Kabula - Short Animation - Nigeria

5/12/2021

 
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​This is a story about the animals in Australia, they had so much in common. They celebrated their rich culture and shared their natural resources. Tragedy struck and they lost so much.

​An animator, a cinematographer and a script writer. I am also the winner of the Nigeria film Corporation competition in script writing for the animation film project for the Nigerian child, 2014.


Director Statement: 
I love what I do and I hope to do more. 
Festival Statement:  We love what you do also, Okayray and wish to help you on your journey to do "more."

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Director Okeremute "Okayray" Ovuorho
AniFab judge's aggregate score for Lake Kabula is 7.2 out of 10 with one note, "We love your voice OkayRay!  Your spirit is pretty good too!  You're 2 for 2, and we want to work with you in the future.  Nice job!
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Night Of The Crabs - Short Documentary - USA

5/7/2021

 
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Director Elyas Masrour
One cool summer night, an assorted group of citizen scientists take on the task of helping a peculiar species with unique characteristics- the Horseshoe Crab. Take a journey through history to learn more about the plight of the Horseshoe Crab, where it came from, and how modern science is both helping and hurting their chances of survival.

I'm a 17-year-old Moroccan-American filmmaker from Long Island, New York.. I've worked on everything from short documentaries, to indie features, to animated shorts and fictional podcasts.
My debut film was a short documentary on an endangered species of bird at my local beach. Three years later, I returned to the same beach with more confidence, better skills, and a desire to tell the story of another species in danger- the Horseshoe Crab.
AniFab judge's aggregate score for Night Of The Crabs is 7.3 out of 10 with one judge commenting, "An important short film about the Horseshoe Crab.  I believe the most impactful point for me was the outsized roll humans have had on the decimation of a population of species that has been occupying earth for more than 455 million years.  Dinosaurs went extinct a little more than 86 million years ago following the last mass extinction, yet the Horseshoe Crab survived, until humans came along at least. Powerful short by a talented young filmmaker."
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Growing Up Kiwi - Short Documentary - New Zealand

5/1/2021

 
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#AniFab May Selection Growing Up KiwiDirector Madeleine Brennan
With only 400 left in the wild, Haast tokoeka have the unfortunate title of being the world's rarest kiwi. Follow Almer, this breeding season's smallest and sassiest chick, as he goes through his first year of life in a ground-breaking conservation programme, 'Operation Nest Egg.' Watch as he grows from a tiny ball of ginger fluff to a 2kg predator fighting machine, and witness the dedication of the people working hard to give him a chance at life.

​Growing up in New Zealand, I've always enjoyed spending as much time outdoors and in nature as possible. This led me the University of Otago, where I gained a degree in Zoology and Master's in Science Communication Natural History Filmmaking. 'Growing Up Kiwi' is my first documentary film, and I hope to continue telling stories about New Zealand's incredible taonga species.

Director Statement
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I created this film kind of out of chance. I originally planned to document the conservation work of Rowi kiwi, a small greyish bird dotted with little white freckles. I found them adorable, and was fascinated that the population was beginning to go blind as a result of their night time foraging. However, the lead conservation ranger had a different idea. She asked me if I’d considered filming Haast tokoeka kiwi instead. I hadn’t, with the sole reason being that I had never even heard of them. Turns out not many people have, as these fiery kiwi with their bright ginger plumage prefer a mountain life as far away from humans as they can get. But with only 400 of them left, they need our help. So when I was given the opportunity to head out with the tokoeka team, I jumped at it. This led to two years of following a sassy little kiwi chick called Almer through an intensive conservation programme called ‘Operation Nest Egg’, where he was temporarily removed from the wild and reared in captivity to protect him from introduced predators. My hope is that this documentary can help shine some light on this incredible species, because I truly believe they need to be known.

AniFab judge's aggregate score for Growing Up Kiwi is 7.9 out of 10 with one judge writing, "Completely enjoyed Maddy Brennan's Growing Up Kiwi.  It is so common today to see the level on which people must get to to be able to understand what other people have done to impact the world around them.  Much human trial and error ends up in decades if not permanent situations detrimental if not catastrophic to the natural world around us. 
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