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Animated Shorts Program includes ASHKASHA, BACK TO NORMAL, BLANKET OF WORDS, THE BORDERLINE, BRUJAS, LA CALESITA, LA CURANDERA CUMBIAMBERA, GO AHEAD, LUCKY'S BRAVE SUNSHINE, SONG OF THE LAKE, TO FALL, THE WALLS, THE WORLD'S AFTER, and URIE

Date Location Time Tickets
Friday, June 2, 2023 TCL Chinese Theaters Auditorium 4 6:45 PM PDT BUY TICKETS

West Coast Premiere

Ashkasha

Directed by Lara Maltz

Spain, Argentina | 6 min | 2022

Ashkasha is a living being guided by curiosity. This causes her to lose her head and get trapped in the depths, where is submerged on a discovery journey.

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Lara Maltz (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1992). Visual artist, stop motion director and animator. Graduated from the Scenography career at the Metropolitan School of Dramatic Art (EMAD) in 2014, in Buenos Aires. Trained in workshops with different artists in disciplines such as engraving, drawing, painting and sculpture. She continued her studies graduating from the Master of Stop Motion Animation at the Barcelona Film School (ECIB), in 2019. "Psychophonic", her master's degree group project, has been selected and awarded in numerous festivals worldwide. "Ashkasha" is her first film as a director, a short piece where her entire artistic universe is set in motion.
Type of Film Short
Country of Origin Spain, Argentina
Year Film Was Completed 2022
Runtime 6 min
Social media Handles @laramaltz.animation, @laramaltz_@, @distributionwithglasses
Director Lara Maltz
Written by Lara Maltz
Cinematography Gerardo Wielandt & Diego Aveiga
Edited by Laura S. Núñez, Lara Maltz & Santiago Riquelme
Music by Lorenzo Perelmuter
Sound Design Adrian Simg
Art Direction Lara Maltz, Julia Di Blasi & Ilyas Ennassiri

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