29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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The Great Smoke

The Great Smoke

Roxlee / Philippines / 1984 / The film already had its Czech Premiere / 7 min.


synopsis

This animated satire on nuclear war is Roxlee's first standalone film. Serving as a raw grotesque and filmed in a garage, the film combines stop-motion animation and wash drawings with a collage of photos featuring people who survived the Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear attacks. Roxlee, in turn, shows the devastating effects of radiation poisoning, which leads to madness, aggression, and even bestiality.

biography

Filipino painter and animator Roxlee (* 1950), born Roque Federizon Lee, has worked in the film industry since 1983. He represents one of the most prominent figures of the Filipino film underground and became a pioneer of film animation. He combines classic animation and found footage with live-action sequences and also explores environmental themes and human rights issues.

more about film

director: Roxlee

Film at festival

premiere type:The film already had its Czech Premiere
festival edition:2022
section:Transparent Landscape: Philippines
language:No Dialogue
subtitles:No Subtitle

Info

director: Roxlee
original title:The Great Smoke
country:Philippines
year:1984
running time:7 min.

Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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