I'm OK / I'm OK
Elizabeth Hobbs
United Kingdom, Canada / 2019 / 6' 0''Screenings
Synopsis
Following the end of a stormy love affair, Expressionist artist Oskar Kokoschka enlists in the First World War. After suffering serious injuries in battle, he experiences a series of memories and visions as medics transport him through the forests of the Russian front. Playful and imaginative, I’m OK explores the wounds of heartbreak and trauma.
Elizabeth Hobbs is an animated filmmaker based in East London. Her films are created under a rostrum camera, and are made with many different techniques and materials; ink on bathroom tiles, typewriters, watercolour on paper, butterfly prints and rubber stamps. The films are experimental but with a clear narrative, often based on unusual and overlooked historical stories and figures. In 2019, she received a BAFTA British Short Animation nomination for I’m OK, and in 2020, she was invited to become a member of the Short Films and Feature Animation branch of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Elizabeth enjoys sharing her practice through lecturing, workshops, and collaboration.
Director
Elizabeth Hobbs
Production
National Film Board of Canada, Animate Projects, Elizabeth Hobbs
Sound
Sacha Ratcliffe
Editing
Elizabeth Hobbs
Animation
Elizabeth Hobbs
categories
Animation and Fine Arts 5: Freshly Painted