All City Animation Project

all city animation project, video 1, Milano



This was in my inbox this morning via flavorpill.Created by Ryan Dooley, The All City Animation Project. It involves using 850 drawings, all inspired by the people who have been born or migrated to Milan.


This is what they say on Wooster Collective

"I just finished the first of my all city animation projects, an 850 drawing long film looking at Milan and trying to capture it's current spirit, a bit broken. The film touches on recent repression in Milan, Italy and some hopeful ways around it, check out the final cut, it has been projected in neighborhoods highly affected by recent
re-gentrification and cultural cleansing. many underground venues and occupied houses, artists cooperatives and unique local institutions have been literally destroyed in preparation for the 2015 worlds fair. Local governments are boasting about having expelled 1300 people of color in recent months using military and police in a way never expected from a contemporary democracy. If there is anyone interested in the current situation in italy, please consult the website of a historic cultural site painted by Blu, being forced to close by police....

Project starts in January in Milano, Febuary in Berlin, March in Dresden, April in Naples, May in Paris; June, July and August in the United States, *all films are site specific, hand drawn impressions of the city in question, the trailer on My space is a reflection of Milan, Italy?"

the project has been (to my knowledge) projected in various areas of the city to celebrate and identify community territory. It wants to highlight how much space around you is actually governed by your thoughts and actions. There is space to be used by and for the community - more than you think.