Animations 1991

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ANIMATIONS are made from things I have made and found.

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Sophie

A wise tale of the origins and joys of life

1991 Sophie: a wise tale of the origins and joys of life
Film, colour 16mm. Made with funds from the Australian Film Commission
Screened at the 1991 Melbourne Film Festival

The story is by Carmel Bird. Carmel's words are spoken by my daughter Kate. I made the animation in silence and commissioned Andrew Quin to make some music in response. This is a digitized copy of a VHS tape made from the original 16mm film.

First of all Sophie was a fish
and then she became a wonderful snake
and then a bird.
Sophie became an angel.
She could dance and sing,
'I am sophie, Sophie, Sophie, and I can play the violin.'
Then she turned into a baby girl.
Sophie was born.
And then one day, Sophie gave a concert
And in the music she turned into a fish, a snake, a bird.
Sophie became again the angel that whe was before.
And the people knew and on their backs their own wings grew.
And they rose up into the air with her
And Sophie played and played and played.

Carmel Bird 1984