Manchester Animation Festival
Login
10-14 November 2024
For our August event, the theme is Pride & Joy! A selection of queer stories celebrating the diversity of the queer experience. Join us for a very special selection of animated short films which share stories that explore LGBTQ+ stories of fun, challenge, intrigue and hope for the the future.
The films will be announced very shortly!
This event will take place at Chapeltown Picture House, which is part of the award winning street food venue GRUB and is a short 5 min walk from Manchester Victoria Train Station. Veggie & Vegan options are available for food & drink and the venue is accessible, please head here for more info.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us via our website or socials.
Chapeltown Picture House (GRUB, 50 Red Bank, Manchester)
Wed 10 Aug
Doors and networking from 18:30, Screening from 19:30.
Tickets £5ADV, £6OTD (pre booking advised!)
MAF Presents is supported by Film Hub North with National Lottery funding on behalf of the BFI Film Audience Network
Dir. Marcel Barelli // 2021 // Switzerland // Lang. French
n nature, a couple is a male and a female. Well, not always! A couple is also a female and a female. Or a male and a male. You may not know it, but homosexuality isn’t just a human story.
Dir. Marko Djeska // 2020 // Croatia // Lang. Croatian
While transitioning from male gender to female, Matia struggles with finding a sincere intimate relationship with a heterosexual male.
Dir. Kate Jessop // 2015 // UK
About the estranged relationship between a father and his gay daughter, now a young mother.
Dir. Amy Xu // 2016 // USA
An adorable nostalgic animated documentary is about a childhood romance between two girls
Dir. Jordan Wong // 2018 // USA
Wong’s reflections about his and his mother’s life find a visual counterpoint in animated textiles. Soft, scratchy, thin, strong, flowery, plaid or printed with predators – dreams, self-knowledge and questions arise from these clothes.
Dir. Daniel Sterlin-Altman // 2016 // Canada
Mum's calling, and Lisa isn't pleased. "Hi, It's Your Mother" is a shocking tragi-comedic stop motion short about family and blood(y) ties.
Dir. Diane Obomsawim // 2016 // Canada
Four women reveal the nitty-gritty about their first loves, sharing funny and intimate tales of one-sided infatuation, mutual attraction, erotic moments, and fumbling attempts at sexual expression.
Dir. Géraldine Charpentier-Basille // 2019 // Belgium
A personal documentary about the small realizations that led to the filmmaker's understanding of their gender identity.
Dir. Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer Joe Wilson, Daniel Sousa // 2020 // USA
Long ago, four extraordinary beings of dual male and female spirit brought the healing arts from Tahiti to Hawaii and imbued their powers in four giant boulders. The stones still stand on Waikiki Beach.
Dir. Michaela Olsen // 2018 // USA
On the night of a lunar eclipse, we uncover the sweet, salacious, and spooky secrets of a small town. From a pigtailed psychopath to naughty nuns, this stop motion animated film conjures a comforting thought: that weird is relative.
