Short Films

Les Journaux de Lipsett (Lipsett Diaries)
Theodore Ushev
Canada, 2010
Digibeta | 14min. | Colour | VOSC

Production:
National Film Board of Canada - Marc Beertrand
Distribution:
National Film Board of Canada - Christina Rogers ([email protected])

Screenplay:
Chris Robinson
Animation:
Theodore Ushev
Editor:
Aoana Suteu, Theodore Ushev
Music:
David Bryant
Sound:
Olivier Calvert
 
Sinopsis

Depiction of the anguish that tormented Arthur Lipsett, a famed Canadian experimental filmmaker who died at the age of 49. His descent into depression and madness is explored through a series of images as well as sounds taken from Lipsett's own work.

 
Bio / Filmo

Theodore Ushev (Bulgaria) took a MA in graphic and poster design at the National Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia, where he taught for several years before moving to Canada. His digital animation films include Dissociation (2002) Early in Fall, Late in Winter (2002), BOF (2003) and Drux Flux (2008), screened at l'Alternativa last year. 

 
Festivals

Prix du Jury - Festival International du Film d'Animation d'Annecy 2010
Jury Prize - International Animation Festival of Hiroshima 2010
Special Mention - Worldwide Short Film Festival 2010