WED JAN 15, 2025 10:00 PM Viktor Kubal Animated Shorts Program $10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission) Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee. Los Feliz 3 | L.A. Premiere of New Restorations! ‘Viktor Kubal Animated Restorations’ Checking Event Status... *This is an RSVP which means first come first served. This RSVP does not guarantee a seat. Not a Member? Join Today. Already a Member? Be sure you are logged in to your account. Your RSVP is being held for 1 minute, please select the quantity and fill out your contact info to complete the RSVP First Name Last Name Email Quantity Subscribe to our newsletter FINISH
ABOUT THE EVENT: “Earth,” 1966, Dir. Viktor Kubal, 7 Min, Arbelos Films, Slovakia As a peasant cultivates his land, he pulls technological progress from out of a molehill: railways, highways, mechanization… The fertile lands will be buried under the merciless pressure of technological progress until they become an urban jungle. FORMAT: DCP “The Weatherman,” 1983, Dir. Viktor Kubal, 9 Min, Arbelos Films, Slovakia A weatherman comes across a frog on his way to work. When the real weather begins to differ from his forecast, the frog will teach him its natural ways of forecasting weather to save the day. FORMAT: DCP “Chess,” 1973, Dir. Viktor Kubal, 5 Min, Arbelos Films, Slovakia This animated slapstick is set on a chessboard. Kubal’s film is an allegory on society without freedom in which our every step is governed by strict rules and “kings and queens” who prevent us from disobeying the clear rules of the game. FORMAT: DCP “The Idol,” 1989, Dir. Viktor Kubal, 5 Min, Arbelos Films, Slovakia This slapstick comedy about an oppressive regime depicts an obedient citizen who bows to well-known busts until his patience runs out. FORMAT: DCP “High Noon,” 1988, Dir. Viktor Kubal, 4 Min, Arbelos Films, Slovakia Bureaucratic chaos caused by an ink shortage. FORMAT: DCP “Two Good Friends,” 1972, Dir. Viktor Kubal, 7 Min, Arbelos Films, Slovakia Two gold diggers and a robber meet in a parodic vision of the Wild West. FORMAT: DCP “The Marzipan Comedy,” 1987, Dir. Viktor Kubal, 40 Min, Arbelos Films, Slovakia Loosely adapts the Hansel and Gretel story to a world where the wicked witch is now a scantily-clad quasi-hippie. FORMAT: DCP “Cinema,” 1977, Dir. Viktor Kubal, 7 Min, Arbelos Films, Slovakia There is a cinema in town. Masses of eager moviegoers are queuing in front of it. The cinema screens slapstick comedies, westerns, horror films and even some arthouse erotica. But when the local audience has had enough of traditional films, the door is open to an alternative lineup. FORMAT: DCP