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November 1: The Savannah Film Fest presented a slate of Animation Shorts on Sunday afternoon. What did the experts have to say?
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When I took in Sunday’s block of animation shorts, I sat with the experts: my eight-year-old son and his two best friends. They couldn’t believe their luck: seven movies in a row, all with kid-friendly characters — some with dark, twisted themes. Entertaining and transgressive. A boy’s dream.
Afterward, over ice cream cones at Leopold’s, we compiled our top three: Skylight, David Baas’ animated environmental mockumentary in which the ozone hole stalks and blasts unsuspecting wildlife; The Mouse That Soared, wherein an aerobatic rodent reflects on his humble beginnings; and Bill Plympton’s marvelously hand-drawn Horn Dog, whose absurdly violent end only fanned their enthusiasm.
Even in the middle of the loveliest Sunday in months, the house was packed and the laughter was loud. The festival’s first full day was a definite crowd-pleaser.
See the second screening: Thursday, Nov. 5, 11:30 a.m.
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