Carrousel
Belgium, Czech Republic / Animation / 10'14’’ / 2D / Color / 2020
Roos lives together with her snails in a park, like a small, very well organized system or a small microcosm. The only threat comes from some birds that like to eat snails. That is, until the arrival of two newcomers. While they fall in love, Roos feels attacked. She withdraws into herself and becomes aggressive to defend her way of life, to the point of hurting others. A film about dehumanization.
Director: Jasmine Elsen
Script: Jasmine Elsen
Producer: Brecht Van Elslande, Peter Badač
Editing: Jasmine Elsen
Sound: Vahe Grigorjan
Animation: Jasmine Elsen, Gitte Teuwen, Jeroen Ceulebrouck, Annechien Strouven
CV
Jasmine Elsen (b.1991, Belgium) graduated from RITCS, Brussels, with the short animation film ‘Kastaars’ (2016), with which she won the VAF Wildcard at the International Short Film Festival Leuven, a ‘special mention’ at the Animation Film Festival Stuttgart and the Ensor for best Flemish short animation film on the Film Festival of Ostend. After her studies, Jasmine worked as an animator in various studios.
Filmography
Carrousel 2020, Kastaars 2016, Half Babka 2014
Festivals Attended
Carrousel: 39th Anima Brussels International Film Festival, Annecy – International Festival of Animation Films, SITGES Film Festival, Spark Animation Festival