Synopsis
«Tehran Recyclers» portrays the diverse cultural, social and urban fabrics of this city by means of experimental animation. The viewer is guided to urban hideouts where little creatures dwell. These are digitally composed with collected trash and typical local products. The clatter of the limbs of these creatures interacts with the soundscapes of Tehran.
Director
Nikki Schuster (AUT), lives as an experimental animation film artist and sound designer in Berlin, where she founded her animation film label Fiesfilm in 2001. Her award-winning films have screened at numerous international film festivals including Sundance Film Festival 2019, Anifilm 2016 Třeboň (Best Non-Narrative and Experimental Film), Tricky Women 2017 (Best Austrian Animated Film), Crossing Europe Linz 2019 (Innovative Award), Berlinale Generation 2012 and as part of exhibitions. Besides producing her own films, she works as a motion designer and gives animation film workshops. She has received artist grants for work in Paris (2010), Buenos Aires (2010), Taipei (2012), Cochabamba, Bolivia (2014), Mexico City (2015, 2016, 2017), La Habana, Cuba (2018) as well as Tehran (2019).
