Tany Mena (2018)
★★½ — Tany Mena (2018)
Tany Mena (the title translates roughly as "Red Earth", a reference to Madagascar's distinctive laterite soil) is a six-minute stop-motion anthology piece made as a co-production between Mauritius and Madagascar, two island nations whose film industries are, to put it generously, modest in scale. Director Kim Yip Tong assembled a collective of local artists rather than a conventional animation crew, each contributor shaping their own short segment, which gives the film its patchwork quality by design. The finished work was selected for the Annecy International Animation Festival in 2019, which is the most prestigious showcase for animated short films in the world, and no small achievement for a production of this size and origin.
A-Z World Movie Tour Madagascar Official Selection of Annecy International Animation Festival 2019 An unconventional stop motion animation portrait of Antananarivo, the Capital city of Madagascar, through the eyes of its inhabitants. It's certainly interesting. Each short segment is created by a different artist who explains their expression. In a way this is why I started this challenge. I know I'm never going to get the chance to visit all of these places in the world but I wanted to hear their voices, understand their cultures, respect their views. This movie does a great job of helping me achieve that
Rating: ★★½ | Year: 2018 | Watched: 2025-07-04
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