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Contradiction of Emptiness

film type animated film, documentary film, experimental film Production Country Germany production year 2024 runtime 3'25 colour Color animation technique stop motion, mixed media
screening format DCP aspect ratio 1.33:1 (4:3) sound format Dolby Surround original-language German, Russian subtitles German, English

The language in which lullabies were sung to me kills. And me with it. And the lullabies fall silent. An inner monologue between two languages and identities. Between the black and white of the "L’Alpine" pinscreen.

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director Irina Rubina Production Irina Rubina Script Irina Rubina Animation Irina Rubina Editing Irina Rubina DOP Irina Rubina Sound Design Luis Schöffend
Festivals
2024 Animafest Zagreb - World Festival of Animated Films, Croatia
2024 Countryside Animafest Cyprus, Salamiou (Special Mention)
2024 Viborg Animation Festival, Denmark
2024 DOK Leipzig - Internationales Leipziger Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm, Germany
2024 Piccolo Festival Animazione, Pordenone, Italy
2024 L'Alternativa Festival de Cinema Independent de Barcelona, Spain
2024 CutOut Fest International Animation and Digital Art Festival, Querétaro, Mexico
2024 Filmschau Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart, Germany
2024 Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival, Baltimore, USA
2024 Amarcort Film Festival, Rimini, Italy
2024 Plum! Festival Internacional de Cine de Animación, Tafí del Valle, Argentina
2024 FIA International Animation Festival, Montevideo, Uruguay
2025 Anima - Brussels Animation Film Festival, Belgium
2025 Stuttgarter Filmwinter - Festival for Expanded Media, Germany
2025 Animate OPEN, Derby, United Kingdom
Production
  • iraru.films
  • Irina Rubina
  • http://irarufilms.com
Distribution
  • iraru.films
  • Irina Rubina
  • http://irarufilms.com
Sales
  • iraru.films
  • Irina Rubina
  • http://irarufilms.com

Irina Rubina

Irina Rubina is an animation director, producer and animator based in Stuttgart, Germany. With her company iraru.films she produces and realizes short films and music videos, as well as hybrid and collaborative projects. She also works as a mentor, lecturer and curator at various institutions.

Filmography
2015 Jazz Orgie
2019 Power Game
2019 1000 Miles till the next embrace
2020 Black Snot & Golden Squares
2022 Miles Davis - What’s Love Got to Do With It
2024 Contradiction of Emptiness

Portrait of Irina Rubina