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Uri Kranot (4)

Uri Kranot

Uri Kranot

Michelle and Uri Kranot’s work has expanded beyond traditional animation, fusing painting, drawing and new technologies into contemporary experiences. Their work is frequently characterized by a poetic sensibility and fragmented narratives exploring past and present, fact and fiction.

The Kranots first gained recognition with works such as Nothing Happens, Songbird, How Long Not Long, Black Tape and Hollow Land. They have been honoured with the top industry awards, including the Grand Jury Prize for Best VR Immersive Work at the 77th Biennale di Venezia, the Fipresci Prize at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, a place on the Oscars® shortlist, and the Danish Arts Foundation award for the performing arts. Both are members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

  • Terre d'écueil
    Terre d'écueil
    Michelle Kranot  &  Uri Kranot 2013 13 min
    Dans ce récit évocateur de l’éternelle marche humaine vers des lieux hospitaliers, Berta et Solomon atteignent un jour une terre flamboyante leur promettant un répit après leurs nombreuses errances. Ont-ils enfin trouvé… ou s’agit-il d’une autre étape au cours de leur infatigable quête?
  • The Hangman at Home
    The Hangman at Home
    Michelle Kranot  &  Uri Kranot 2021 14 min
    The animated film invites you into five interwoven stories featuring people caught in a pivotal moment: they are fragile, playful, terrified, contemplative, confused, curious. We watch their intimate deeds in a reflective state, and they gaze back, transforming us from spectators to witnesses. The film is not about hanging people, but about the awkward intimacy that comes with being human, and the connection between spectator, witness, and accomplice. The Hangman at Home reveals that we are all alike in these moments, while also raising questions of responsibility.

  • Hollow Land
    Hollow Land
    Michelle Kranot  &  Uri Kranot 2013 13 min
    This animated short is a story about the eternal search for home. Hollow Land begins, as all such searches must, with the dream of utopia. Solomon and Berta are two seekers who arrive—their treasured bathtub improbably in tow—in a land that promises respite from their many journeys. From the first optimistic moments after their arrival, to the final haunting scene at sea, Hollow Land captures the state of being displaced—whether by circumstance or by choice.
  • Le bourreau chez lui
    Le bourreau chez lui
    Michelle Kranot  &  Uri Kranot 2021 14 min
    Le bourreau chez lui nous invite à l’intérieur de cinq récits entrecroisés qui nous présentent des personnes vivant des moments déterminants : elles sont fragiles, enjouées, terrifiées, contemplatives, déconcertées, curieuses. Plongés dans un état de réflexion, nous observons leurs gestes intimes et elles nous regardent aussi, nous faisant passer de spectateurs à témoins. Le film ne porte pas sur la pendaison, mais sur l’intimité gênante associée au fait d’être humain, et sur le lien entre spectateur, témoin et complice. Recourant à une animation foisonnante aux multiples strates, Le bourreau chez lui révèle nos similitudes en de pareils moments et soulève des questions de responsabilité.

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