Ken Kimmelman, Emmy award-winning filmmaker and Aesthetic Realism consultant, says about this upcoming class in his course “If It Moves, It Can Move You”: Opposites in the Cinema:
The impossible, the outrageous, the uproarious, and the gravity-defying can be seen in an animated film. While thousands of such films have been produced all over the world, the ones that are remembered are those that have true aesthetic form: that make opposites one. Notably, they put together the opposites of lightness and seriousness in a way that is surprising and meaningful. They delight audiences while also having a deep ethical message.
Some of the films that will be discussed are: The Danish Poet, For the Birds, The History of the Main Complaint, Duck Amuck, The Old Mill, The Dot & the Line, Creature Comforts