Marc James Roels
In 1885, Africa is a succulent cake destined to be wildly divided and everyone wants a piece. A disturbed European king, a Pygmy working in a luxury hotel, a successful but lonely businessman, an enslaved porter, a young army deserter, a ghostly clarinetist. Some benefit from colonialism and greed. Others suffer racism and violence.
A man and his small, irascible puppet friend receive a parking ticket while shopping and must take the bus home.
A man and his small, irascible puppet friend search for parking in a busy city.
Forced to return to his naturist roots, Willy bungles his way into noble savagery.
Mompelaar is a man who lives with his ever present and overbearing mother; he appears to be entirely introverted and have a speech impediment that sees him entirely incomprehensible. He heads out into the woods and finds himself at the place where several brutal murders appear to have occurred. He tidies up a bit and carries on, coming across a group out for a nature talk which descends quickly into horror and religion.
"The House" is an eccentric dark comedy directed by the leading voices in independent stop frame animation: Emma de Swaef and Marc Roels, Niki Lindroth von Bahr and Paloma Baeza. Produced by Nexus Studios, the trilogy centers on a house and the three surreal tales of the individuals who made it their home.
