Phil Mulloy: Extreme Animation

Synopsis: A compilation of 24 short animations of witty and acerbic tales commenting on human nature and society, drawn in brush and ink by the animator Phil Mulloy. Contains the six 3-minute films in the COWBOYS series for Channel 4 (1991);THE SOUND OF MUSIC (11 min, 1993) which engages with the deep-rooted sexual and class-based politics of a seemingly arbitrary and class-based culture; the TEN COMMANDMENTS series (1994-1996) ally the surreal to the social; THE SEX LIFE OF A CHAIR (7 min, 1998); THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD: THE DISCOVERY OF LANGUAGE (3 min, 1994); THE CHAIN (12 min, 1997); INTOLERANCE (11 MIN, 2000); THE WIND OF CHANGES (15 mins, 1996); THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD: THE INVENTION OF WRITING (3 min, 1994); INTOLERANCE II: THE INVASION (15 min, 2001).
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2002
Year of production: 1991-2001
Subjects: Media studies; Sociology
Keywords: animation films; short films; social behaviour

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