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2024 43rd Season of the Thomas Edison Film Festival Program

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DIRECTOR’S<br />

CHOICE AWARDS<br />

Algorithm Takedown – Animation<br />

4 min. by Alex Budovsky, Brooklyn, NY, USA<br />

An animated music video commissioned and performed by Hip Hop and<br />

Hot Jazz Timpanist, Jonathan Haas aka Jonny H. and <strong>the</strong> Prisoners <strong>of</strong> Swing.<br />

The film brings to life music composed by legendary drummer Lenny White,<br />

who recorded and performed with Miles Davis and Chick Corea and underlines<br />

lyrics written and performed by rapper Walter West.<br />

DIRECTOR’S<br />

CHOICE AWARDS<br />

ATM – Animation<br />

3 min. by Oolluo Tseng, LA, CA, US and Taiwan<br />

A story about a money machine, a poor man, and cat food.<br />

Aski, <strong>the</strong> mo<strong>the</strong>r <strong>of</strong> all – Experimental<br />

4 min. by Amélie Courtois, Mashteuiatsh, Quebec, Canada<br />

A poetic film inspired by nature and what it <strong>of</strong>fers us: colours and s<strong>of</strong>tness.<br />

A tribute to Mo<strong>the</strong>r Earth, this film takes <strong>the</strong> time to look at <strong>the</strong> little details<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> forest.<br />

Cataract – Documentary<br />

15 min. by Łukasz Iwanicz, Warsaw, Poland<br />

A film about three strong women who always had it rough. Despite <strong>the</strong> tedium<br />

<strong>of</strong> everyday life and a sense <strong>of</strong> helplessness, <strong>the</strong>y still try to find meaning in<br />

<strong>the</strong> world around <strong>the</strong>m.<br />

70 www.TE<strong>Film</strong>Fest.org<br />

©<strong>2024</strong> The <strong>Thomas</strong> A. <strong>Edison</strong> Media Arts Consortium, Inc., All rights reserved. 71

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