Frankfurt am Main | 14 – 22 October 2023

Hotel Kalura

Animation United Kingdom 2021
By Sophie Koko Gate

An older woman vacations alone on the romantic island of Sicily. She walks into a hotel bar, waiting to be lit. A holiday love story made in the dark hours of lockdown, "Hotel Kalura" weaves a fantasy romance of cosmic proportions, offering an escape from the banal disappointments of everyday life. Merging the tropes of classic cinema with Koko Gate’s trademark dayglo surrealism, the film sees isolation and longing give way to an ecstatic experience of (n)ever-lasting love.

15.10. | 14.00 (ASTOR Film Lounge MyZeil | Kino 3)
16.10. | 16.00 (ASTOR Film Lounge MyZeil | Kino 3)
16.10. | 17.30 (ASTOR Film Lounge MyZeil | Kino 3)

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Film Info

Info

Title
Hotel Kalura
Original title
Hotel Kalura
Category
Animation
Release Date
01.09.2021
Country
  • United Kingdom
Spoken language
  • English
Subtitles
  • No Subtitle
Length
5 Minutes
Color Format
  • Colour
Sound Format
  • Stereo

Crew

Director
Crew
  • Skillbard (Music)
  • Social

    Director

    • Sophie Koko Gate

      Sophie Koko Gate is an animator based in London. Her practice both resembles and resists the features of mainstream animation, playing with the formulaic nature of storytelling to evoke the satisfying effect of conventional narrative without there ever being one. Her films have been screened at Tate Modern, London; Edinburgh Film Festival; Sundance Film Festival, Utah, USA; BFI London Film Festival; Tel Aviv Festival, Israel; Sydney Film Festival; London International Animation Festival and SXSW Austin Texas, USA. Sophie Koko Gate is part of the Film London Jarman Award 2023 shortlist.

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