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Key Tumi?

Directed by Kunal Sen

Program 12: Vanimasian Retrospective / Canada / 2008 / Animation / 6.5 mins / Bengali, English with English subtitles / Colour

key tumi film still
Plays In:
Program 12 – VANIMASIAN RETROSPECTIVE

Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
November 9, 2014 4:00 pm

Description

Caramel custard, ping pong and potty all play an important role in this charming animation about a young boy exploring where he came from as he prepares for the performance of a lifetime. *Cultural Disclaimer: In India, the word ‘potty’ = shit, not the shit pot 🙂

Awards:

TIFF Student Film Showcase

Director's Bio

Kunal Sen is a freelance Animation Designer and Filmmaker based between Canada and India. He works mostly in the medium of 2D, Experimental and After Effects animation. He studied Graphic Design and Film in India (Srishti, Bangalore) before specializing in Animation in Canada (Emily Carr University, Vancouver).

Credits

Writer: Kunal Sen
Producer: Kunal Sen

Precedes

  1. Zero film still

    Zero (0)

    Jace Junggyu Kim / Program 12: Vanimasian Retrospective / Canada / 2009 / Animation / 4 mins
    The destined duel between a revenge-driven sword fighter and his father's past rival.

    Preceded by: Key Tumi?

    Precedes: Nature On Its Course

Plays in

  1. Program 12 - Vanimasian Retrospective

    Program 12: VANIMASIAN RETROSPECTIVE

    Program 12: Vanimasian Retrospective / 104 mins
    VANIMASIAN RETROSPECTIVE, curated by VAFF alumnus and Webby award-winning, Emmy® nominated animation and documentary filmmaker Jeff Chiba Stearns, features Vancouver-based Asian and Asian Canadian animators, and/or animations created in Vancouver, over the past 18 years. Join us after the screening for a panel moderated by Jeff Chiba Stearns, discussing independent and commercial animation in Vancouver as well as festival distribution strategies for animation with some of the retrospective's filmmakers.

    In This Program: Cats, Insert Credit, Lost and Found, Wind & Tree, Crow’s Nests, Peter & the Space Between, Nature On Its Course, Zero (0), Key Tumi?, Gluttony, Permute, Never Now, What Are You Anyways?, Great Expectations (Not what you’re thinking…)

Preceded By

  1. Gluttony film still

    Gluttony

    Ann Marie Fleming / Program 12: Vanimasian Retrospective / Canada / 2009 / Animation / 2 mins
    Stickgirl’s parents are coming to visit. How will it all go?

    Preceded by: Never Now

    Precedes: Permute, Key Tumi?

Dates & Times

Plays In:
Program 12 – VANIMASIAN RETROSPECTIVE

Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas
November 9, 2014 4:00 pm