SHORT/CUT is a series of relaxed screenings of shorts without dialogue for disabled and non-disabled children to enjoy together in a relaxed environment.
There will be two time slots available to keep the number of participants low and make sure the atmosphere is extra relaxing for everyone:
1st SLOT: 2.00pm-3.15pm
2nd SLOT: 3.45pm-5.00pm
The animations will run throughout the session with the sensory art workshop alongside it so children can choose how they would like to enjoy the experience. Whether it be sitting and watching the animations for the whole time, trying the art workshop whilst watching or doing a bit of both at different times. The screening space will be set up with mats and cushions as a free flowing space.
The workshop will focus on two different printing techniques. One that uses shaving foam and another one that uses bubbles made with a straw.
SHORT/CUT will be a space where families of disabled children can feel safe, supported and share experiences, without stigma or awkwardness. And a space for families with neurotypical children to come and learn about learning disabilities and neurodiversity.
We have chosen short animations without dialogue to ensure the screenings are accessible to all children attending.
We also wanted to encourage all children to engage with a type of storytelling that creatively relies on other forms of communication other than verbal, such as music, gesture and sound.
SHORTS PROGRAMME*:
The Little Bird Series (4 shorts, 17' 46" in total) (Switzerland, 2014)
Dir. Lena Von Dohren
The little bird is just trying to water its leaf, but something, or someone, always gets in the way.
Follow this adorable little bird's adventures through the year's four seasons.
Fruits of Clouds, 10' 29" (Czech Republic, 2017)
Dir. Kateřina Karhánková
Deep down in small burrows beneath dark woods lives a group of hairy beasties. They feed themselves only by glowing fruits that drop down from the sky. One day, the fruits stop falling. The bravest decides to take the way through the dark woods.
Hopfrog, 5' 20" (Russia, 2012)
Dir. Leonid Shmelkov
Little creatures jump in and out of holes in the ground, making friends along the way in a made-up world where everything is colour, music and rhythm.
*All of these shorts are certified as U except from Fruits of Clouds, which has a PG cert. due to mild threat