Animated Beyond

RPM Festival and the Goethe-Institut, Boston co-present Animated Beyond, animation films from Germany. Animated Beyond presents a selection of remarkable animated and experimental films that demonstrate how far animation can move beyond its classical boundaries. The films come from different periods of the 21st century and combine various animation techniques with social, political, personal, and historical questions.

From computer-animated figures and digital image worlds to drawing, object and puppet animation, animated documentary, rotoscoping, and video collage, the program unfolds a diverse panorama of German animation. Animation is understood not merely as a technique, but as a distinctive cinematic form that can distort reality, make inner states visible, and critically reflect on social developments.