Eveil

A surrealist impression of psychic voyage via sexual union. Released posthumously, comprised of an extract from Foldes' unfinished feature-length animated film. Music by Pink Floyd.

This short experimental film from Peter Foldès hails from the very early days of computer animation. Created entirely on a computer belonging to the National Research Council of Canada, it registered hundreds of movements to produce a fluid, evolving effect with images seamlessly morphing into one another.

The leaders, the wise men, the leopard, the deer, the owl and the rat all look up in the sky in fear as a strange object flies through the sky.

In this Oscar-nominated animated short film, director Peter Foldès depicts one man’s descent into greed and gluttony. Rapidly dissolving and ever-evolving images create a contrast between abundance and want. One of the first films to use computer animation, this satire serves as a cautionary tale against self-indulgence in a world still plagued by hunger and poverty.

The story of the evolution of life on Earth in animated form.

ElectroRhythmes is a short videographic essay.

What do painters' models dream of during their breaks? The fantasy world of a young girl preoccupied with her own beauty. A mix of live action, animation, and video effects.

A graphic variation where a new-born baby devours its mother, then turns into a bloodthirsty monster. Some music touches him. He calms down a bit, then returns to his destructive ways, before getting squashed.

Little did this pretty brunette know when she applied for a babysitting job that her employer was an artist and that everything at his place differed from the outside world. What struck her the most was to find out that her boss had shrunk his wife and kept her in the fridge in order, as he said, to keep her safe from a hostile world!

A businessman and his secretary are moving around the world; as they have no time to lose, they use the most expeditious means.

A poetic tale where nothing truly dies as objects and memories within “play-back” reveal the persistence of presence across generations. Elegantly crafted, this César-winning short blends emotion, memory, and visual rhythm into a quietly powerful cinematic experience.

"Without leaving his own garden, a man may know the world" - an abstract study of the wildlife found in every garden.

Based on the Greek myth of Narcissus and Echo, Foldes employed live-action photography and visual feedback synthesizers from France's Computer Image Corporation to tell the tale in a disquieting, psychedelic manner.