LIFE CYCLES

An observational exploration of routine, monotony, attention and distraction.

Will we continue to let events pass us by uncontested, or will we decide to break the cycle?

Year of Production: 2016

Running time: 4 minutes 17 seconds

Director: Ross Hogg

Executive Producers: Noel Goodwin & Stephen May

Sound design: Keith Duncan

Supported by: BFI Future Film in association with The Screen Arts Institute

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Awards:

WINNER: BAFTA, Best Scottish Animated Short, 2017.

WINNER: KLIK Award for Best Political Animated Short, KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival, 2017.

Press:

https://vimeo.com/blog/post/staff-pick-premiere-life-cycles

https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2018/05/02/life-cycles/

Official Selection:

01/2017 - British Shorts Short Film Festival, Germany.

03/2017 - Glasgow Short Film Festival, Scotland (UK).

03/2017 - Holland Animation Film Festival, The Netherlands.

03/2017 - Landshut Short Film Festival, Germany.

03/2017 - Tampere Film Festival, Finland.

04/2017 - Go Short – International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

04/2017 - Flatpack Film Festival, England (UK).

04/2017 - Filmfest Dresden, Germany.

04/2017 - Brussels Short Film Festival, Belgium.

04/2017 - Animatricks Animation Festival, Finland.

05/2017 - Cardiff Independent Film Festival, Wales (UK).

05/2017 - Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film, Germany.

06/2017 - Fest Anca International Animation Festival, Slovakia.

06/2017 - Edinburgh International Film Festival, Scotland (UK).

07/2017 - Anima Mundi, Brazil.

09/2017 - Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival, UK.

09/2017 - Animanima International Animation Festival, Serbia.

09/2017 - 17th Lille International Short Film Festival, France.

09/2017 - Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada.

09/2017 - Quebec City Film Festival, Canada.

10/2017 - Warsaw Film Festival, Poland.

10/2017 - KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival, The Netherlands.

10/2017 - 3D Wire, Spain.

10/2017 - Festival Du Nouveau Cinema, Canada.

11/2017 - Aesthetica Short Film Festival, UK.

11/2017 - DOK Leipzig, Germany.

11/2017 - Manchester Animation Festival, UK.

12/2017 - London International Animation Festival, UK.

01/2018 - London Short Film Festival, UK.