Samizdat Eastern European Film Festival
Collection of Surrealist Eastern European Animation
Thu 14 September 2023
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English subtitling
![A grey clay mouse with sunken eyes is standing in a red cave, surrounded by stalagmites and stacks of coins.](/imager/events/140972/MoneyandHappiness5_515cffaa34c7b727c9423a5db08aae1f.jpg)
Collection of Surrealist Eastern European Animation
Samizdat and Manipulate Festival (Puppet Animation Scotland) present a unique collection of Eastern European surrealist animation from 1965 to 2022, showcasing an eclectic mix of animation styles, techniques, and themes — the weird, the eerie, the bizarre, and the unbelievable. From a city run by beans to an office building filled with anti-capitalist mice, these films represent not just the technical finesse and playfulness of animation, but also the intricate ways in which it captures the political and social anxieties of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. For the first time, audiences in Glasgow will have the chance to see rarely exhibited films that have defined animation from the middle of the twentieth century to the present day. Presented with an introduction by a film scholar and specialist in Eastern European animation, Professor Sanja Bahun.
Samizdat is supported by Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network, and funded by Screen Scotland and National Lottery funding from the BFI.
Accessibility
English subtitles, SDH captions
Financial support to attend the festival is available to eligible applicants via Samizdat's Access Fund.
Content notes: depictions of mild violence (not photorealistic), blood, death, state oppression, sex, disease, nudity.
Access notes: flickering and colourful images, flashing lights, visual storytelling with music throughout, subtitles for speech, some loud sounds.
![An animated image composed of carpet embroidery: a clearing in the forest, where 2 characters walk beside each other.](/imager/events/140962/surreal-animation_4bd15274d1013d65197b6f28bd684af4.jpg)
![A giant troll is standing on top of a hill, holding a plow carried by his suitable enormous horse.](/imager/events/140968/3_2023-08-14-113941_mkqu_99a52dc59eebb2d2199763a865f970f8.jpg)
![A crudely drawn orange humanoid rabbit/dog creature is riding a yellow tractor.](/imager/events/140967/3-2_13deb5d9b85676db5f2b928a14274ade.jpg)
![An animated image of a royal dining room, where guests are looking at a jester in tight-fitting red clothes.](/imager/events/140965/1_2023-08-14-113940_bexy_572371708f2757795488f05df7d77a28.jpg)
![Two clay busts of bald men are standing on top of a table, facing each other with concentrated facial expressions.](/imager/events/140963/1-2_45355776e2ec15d77d977374b301d871.jpg)
![A matchbox cityscape whose main street is filled with white, brown, and red beans.](/imager/events/140964/1-3_5b3268999310605f2cafc18b8930907c.jpg)
![A puppet person is sitting in a birdcage and chiseling at a sculpture of a large human hand pointing to the sky.](/imager/events/140966/2_2023-08-14-113940_brpg_515cffaa34c7b727c9423a5db08aae1f.jpg)