anthropocene

The experimental film anthropocene investigates the effects of global industrial capitalism. The international port city of Hamburg serves as an example of mass consumption, environmental pollution, gentrification and exploitation. Through the sequential animation of satellite images of the city, the extent of human interference in natural ecosystems is radically depicted. Repeated sequences in image and sound symbolize the unstoppability of the global machinery as well as the loss of all individuality in mass production.

direction & animation: moritz schuchmann
sound design: max gausepohl

Screenings:
Video Arte Faenza, Bogotá, Columbia, 27.05. –30.05.
Werkstatt der Jungen Filmszene 2020, Online Edition, 26.05. – 01.06.2020
Zeitimpuls Shortfilm Festival, Online Edition, 22.06. – 27.06.2020
Athens Digital Arts Festival, Online Edition, from 10.07.2020
Festival Equinoxio, Bogotá, Colombia, 14.09. – 22.09.
Animation Volda Festival, Volda, Norway, 01. – 04.10.2020
FUSE - Film Under Severe Experiment, Rakovac, Croatia, 02. – 04.10.2020
CinemAmbiente Environmental Film Festival, Torino, Italy, 02.10.2020
Anifilm Festival, International Competition of Abstract & Non-Narrative Animation, Liberec, Czech Republic, 06. – 11.10.2020
17Films Festival for Sustainable Development, Online, 10.10.2020
TOFUZI International Festival of Animated Film, Batumi, Georgia, 26.10. – 31.10.2020
Visual Art Festival Internacional de Cinema de Lleida, Lleida, Spain, 29.10 – 08.11.2020
Animation Festival Roanne, Roanne, France, 03.05. – 09.05.2021
abgedreht! Festival, Uebel & Gefährlich, Hamburg, 18. – 19.05.2021
Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg, Online, 21.05. – 06.06.2021

Awards:
Best Short Film, abgedreht! Festival 2021, Hamburg