A Narrative Film
2017 · 10m · USA
Directed by Michael Edwards
Genres: animation, experimental
Tones: absurdist, contemplative, humorous
Structured as a rigorous three-act assault on the conventions of cinematic narrative, the film simultaneously deconstructs and embodies classical story form — described by its maker as the most narrative narrative never narrated.
Picked by Felix
The scouts
A film titled 'A Narrative Film' that is also a critique of narrative film selected at Annecy — that's not a cute concept, that's a piece of machinery designed to eat itself, and I find that genuinely interesting.
Michael Edwards's three-act assault on narrative form played both Annecy and Ann Arbor — the festival pairing tells you everything about its ambidexterity. Self-aware structuralist comedy that knows the Duck Amuck game.
Programmed at both Annecy AND Ann Arbor — two festivals with opposite ideas about what animation is, which means it's working on multiple registers at once. A three-act assault on narrative form that's also a narrative; meta-formal swing I'd watch.
Festivals
- Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2017
- Ann Arbor Film Festival 2017
- Raindance Film Festival 2017
- Slamdance Film Festival 2017