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The mind-bending, ever-changing images in animator Michèle Cournoyer's latest work lay bare her innermost feelings. A powerful and at times disquieting piece steeped in black humour, Accordion draws its energy from the clash of our different urges and conveys sexual attraction and the search for love.
A woman connects to the Internet. She not only embraces technology but surrenders to it entirely as she downloads her body and soul to her electronic lover. In this world of Pandora's boxes, sexual desire and dehumanizing machine intertwine till they're finally and brutally disconnected. The filmmaker, paradoxically, shuns high-tech sophistication in favour of a simple, low-cost technique, sepia ink on paper. As the action unfolds, blotches of ink gradually increase, creating a disturbing quality. It's as if pure passion is spilling from the film, leaking out of the frames and splashing the eye of the startled viewer.
2004, 05 min 59 s
Awards
Gold Remi Award - Category: Independent Short Subject - Films & Video
WorldFest - International Film Festival
April 22 to May 1 2005, Houston - USA
Special Mention of the Jury
Filmfest - International Festival for Animation and Short Films
April 12 to 17 2005, Dresden - Germany
Honourable Mention
International Festival for Documentary and Animated Film
October 19 to 24 2004, Leipzig - Germany
