The Strange Case Of The Human Cannonball
Section: Beyond the Childhood Horizon
Director: Roberto Valencia / Equador / 2023 / 10 min
Spanish / Czech subtitles, English subtitles
Roberto Valencia (Beto Val) is a publicist and digital artist, he has worked for more than 20 years as creative director in several communication agencies in Quito-Ecuador. Co-creator of the magazine for boys and girls ¡elé! and the Captain Shield comic, the first Ecuadorian superhero. Director of the animated short film “Captain Shield, the origin of the tricolor superhero” about the origin of the first Ecuadorian superhero, for the production company Zonacuario. (2015). 18 minutes long. Director of the 2D animated microprogram series “Dream Catcher”, the dreams of children illustrated and animated in the form of a story, for the Ecuadorian public channel EDUCA TV (2015). 16 chapters of 5 minutes each. Director of the 2D animated microprogram series “I want to tell you, second season” about legends and oral tradition for the Ecuadorian public channel ECTV and its children's strip Veo-veo. (2015). 16 chapters of 5 minutes each. Director of the 2D animated microprogram series “Wawa Kichwa”, learning the Kichwa language aimed at children for the Ecuadorian public channel ECTV and its children's strip Veo-veo. (2014). 12 chapters of 3 minutes each. Director of the 2D animated microprogram series “I want to tell you, first season” about legends and oral tradition for the Ecuadorian public channel ECTV and its children's strip Veo-veo. (2014). 10 chapters of 5 minutes each. Director of the 2D animated microprogram series “Dreams and colors of my country” about animals from Ecuador aimed at children for the Ecuadorian public channel ECTV and its children's strip Veo-veo. (2013). 12 chapters of 3 minutes each.
One morning, a mysterious man is found lying in the square of a village inhabited by only six residents.
This film screens as part of the programAn Evening with Animations 1.