Hooked on Illusions
In this hand-painted and drawn animation, a lonely old man fishes his dreams from the moon's reflection. Looking inside them, he faces surreal and devastating nightmares until a spiritual discovery frees him from all illusions.
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Laura Isabel SchneiderDirectorI just call it Love
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Laura Isabel SchneiderWriterI just call it Love
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Laura Isabel SchneiderProducerI just call it Love
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Jeremias KleinKey Cast"Fisherman"
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Nora BeyerMusic
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Frida LehmannSound Design
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Anastasiia NasonkinaSound Re-Recording Mix
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Project Title (Original Language):Hooked on Illusions
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Project Type:Animation, Experimental, Short, Student
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Genres:Experimental, Animation, Drama, fiction
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Runtime:4 minutes 28 seconds
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Completion Date:December 12, 2023
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Country of Origin:Germany
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Country of Filming:Germany
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:Yes - Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, Germany
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In the PalacePernik
Bulgaria
June 29, 2024
Bulgarian Premiere
Student Animation -
Chilemonos
Chile
May 3, 2024
Official Selection -
MIAF Melbourne International Animation FestivalMelbourne
Australia
May 5, 2024
Australian Premiere
Official Selection -
Sehsüchte International Student Film FestivalPotsdam
Germany
April 27, 2024 -
Shorts Trinationales Filmfestival der Hochschule OffenburgOffenburg
Germany
April 12, 2024
Nominee Jury Award -
Landshut Short Film FestivalLandshut
Germany
March 15, 2024
German Premiere
Animation Competition -
Monstra Animation Film FestivalLisbon
Portugal
March 11, 2024
World Premiere
Student Competition
Distribution Information
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Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLFDistributorCountry: WorldwideRights: All Rights
Laura Isabel Schneider (*1996) is a German-Spanish animator and director. After an exchange semester at the HSLU in Switzerland and a shorter exchange with the Tehran University of Art, she graduated from the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf (DE) with a Bachelor's degree in Animation in 2023. Since then she has been living in her hometown Cologne, Germany.
“Hooked on Illusions is my university graduation film. I hand-animated everything over two years, while I was grieving my father and coming to terms with his sudden death. For me, the surreal story is about making peace with one's past and current situation: The old fisherman is trapped in his desolate world, even his dreams are just nightmares. But after facing his fears while dreaming, he finally finds a door within himself that leads to his liberation.
I animated directly under the camera with two different mediums: the dreams are brightly colored and animated with oil paint on glass. In contrast, the fisherman's world was drawn with charcoal. This direct type of animation allowed me to express my feelings in a completely unfiltered and immediate way.“
DE
„Hooked on Illusions“ ist mein Uni-Abschlussfilm, der mich während meinem Trauerprozess über den plötzlichen Tod meines Vaters begleitete. Für mich geht es in dem surrealistischen Film darum, Frieden mit der eigenen Vergangenheit zu schließen, indem man die eigene Situation akzeptiert und neue Hoffnung schöpft. Obwohl der Film zwischenzeitlich sehr traurig und düster ist, endet er mit einem hoffnungsvollen Ausblick. Letztlich geht es in dem Film um die Bewältigung negativer Gefühle und darum, die eigene Situation mit Abstand betrachten zu können.
Die Animationen sind allesamt handgemacht und direkt unter der Kamera entstanden: So habe ich die Fischerwelt mit Kohle gezeichnet, wodurch sie so düster, mit bloß kleinen hellen Akzenten der Mondspiegelung. Mit der Öl-auf-Glas-Technik animierte ich dann im Gegensatz dazu die leuchtend bunten Traumszenen. Diese direkte Art der Animation ließ mich meine Gefühle ganz ungefiltert und unmittelbar ausdrücken.