04-23-2020, 05:17 PM
Kerlile (Puppet of Lauchenoiria)
Name: Swirls of Magic (1991)
Category: Best IDU Classic Film
Synopsis: Set in another world, where the laws of gravity change depending on their mood, humans reproduce by laying eggs and spiders can talk, Swirls of Magic follows the tale of two teenage sisters, Katy and Lucy, and their pet spider Webster, who decide to enter a competition in order to win infinite ice cream for their little sister so she cries less at night. They must traverse their world, to the Valley of Evil and rescue the Fox of Fortune, who can bring wealth and happiness to everyone it blesses and has been kidnapped by Evil.
But the journey is not without its hazards, and the sisters have to contend with a multitude of obstacles, including a race to a destination one can never reach in a car that never starts, playing a game with no rules where breaking the rules is punished by tickling, and navigating an invisible maze. The worst of all is the land where all who enter are magically transformed into dogs, and hunted by evil cats. The sisters manage to succeed on all their challenges, by understanding that logic is illogical, and chaos reigns supreme, helped by the spider, which whispers suggestions in their ears which save them.
When they reach the Valley of Evil, they meet Evil, a normal looking man, who is sitting at a table writing letters with the Fox at his feet. The sisters confront him, and he tells them the Fox came to the Valley willingly, and will not go back with them. The Fox, which can talk, agrees with Evil, and tells the sisters that the man was given the name Evil by the people of their village, and that he only became evil because they thought him so, and so many people thinking the same thing made it true. The spider tells Evil that if he wants the village to think he’s anything other than evil, he must give back the Fox.
The Fox and Evil converse for a while, and then the Fox decides to go back with the sisters. The Fox magically grows larger, and the two sisters get on top of it, and ride it back, arriving in the village in no time at all. The villagers are overjoyed and give the sisters their unlimited ice cream. They forget all about the man called Evil, away in his valley, and they party until the sunset.
Cast:
Katy – Dina Mercier
Lucy – Natalia Bullock
Mayor – Josefine Keys
Evil – Darin Sheenan
Webster (voice) – Priscilla Aust
Fox of Fortune (voice) – Rose Ridge
Languages: English
Why this is a classic: Swirls of Magic was marketed as a family film in Kerlile, and enjoyed an initial run where it became very popular in the first several months. However, during the Kerlian Civil War, its writers and directors openly supported Democratic Kerlian State (DKS), leading to all their films being outlawed indefinitely, a law only overturned recently by the Reformist government. During the Kerlian Civil War, while safely in DKS territory, the producers confirmed that Swirls of Magic contained subversive anti-government messages.
Contemporary critics view the film as a masterpiece in clandestine Kerlian subversion, viewing the spider as an instrument of the state, whispering messages to lead the lives of Kerlians on the road favoured by them. There are continual messages that the society they live in is full of chaos and illogical, and the cats chasing the dogs is said to represent the way that Kerlian gender relations are not an improvement, but rather are just a switch of those under a patriarchal system. The most prominent male character, Evil, is given his name by the village (a representation of the state), because of what he is, with no real reason to judge his morality.
The fact that the producers managed to get Swirls of Magic past the Kerlian Censorship Bureau in 1991 is considered an exceptionally clever way of manipulating the Kerlian system, and the film is incredibly popular in Kerlian refugee communities. Of those who worked on the film, a number were executed in 2003, however some continue to live outside of Kerlile. The film has been re-released in Kerlile in 2020, following a review by the KCB in light of new reformist policies.
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Name: The Council of Reform (2020)
Category: Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film
Synopsis: The Council of Reform is the first in-depth look at the four Councillors who chose to leave the Women’s Party of Kerlile in favour of the new Reform Party, ushering in a new era of multi-party politics and open debate in the Matriarchy. It follows the four Councillors through a week’s worth of Council sessions, community appearances and even shows how they’re changing their personal lives. The documentary follows Councillors Jennifer Hale, Rosemary Arnott, Electra Georgiou and Carmen Robinson through a week in early December.
It starts with a Council session in which they debate a new measure to amend the Anti-Matriarchal Activity Act to remove prison sentences for a first offence. This is one of a very small number of Council sessions which have been recorded, and the first to be shown in a documentary in Kerlile. It then follows Councillor Robinson at a charity event for homeless men, showing the Councillor serving food to them. She is then interviewed talking about the need to care for everyone regardless of gender or wealth.
Other moments shown in the documentary, interspersed with clips from interviews with the Council include Arnott attending university, Robinson’s two daughters playing a prank on their mother, and Councillor Hale practicing her Spanish. These moments serve to show the people of the Matriarchy and abroad that the Council families are indeed human, and live normal lives like everyone else.
The documentary also looks at the process of the formation of the Reform Party, showing secret locations in which the four met before confronting the wider Council to permit its formation. It looks at the goals of the Reform Party, their proposed timescale and garners opinions on the matter from the Kerlian population, even including some men. It shows places affected by reform, such as the new Men’s College, and a deserted Restricted Region, filmed from afar but still the first time it has appeared in public footage in Kerlile.
Languages: English
Production Details: The documentary was produced over a period of six months, beginning in August until January, though the bulk of filming took place in the chosen week in December that the documentary focuses on. However, interviews were conducted after that week, and much of the content on the formation of the Reform Party was researched and put together before that week arrived.
The documentary is rare in that footage filmed within the private residences of four Councillors is used. Footage of Councillor Hale’s residence in particular caused amazement due to the lack of expensive ornamentation, seen as a feature of all Council property. The filming in the Council Chamber was also very rare, as most Council sessions are not filmed, and only some sessions have public transcripts, known as open sessions (as opposed to closed, where the agenda can be released but no transcript, or secret, which are not recorded at all).
The Council of Reform is also revolutionary in its display of conflicting viewpoints. Opinions are expressed against the Council at times, something which would have been unthinkable only a single year ago. The makers of the documentary were allowed a great deal of leeway in how they presented the Council, something that is still incredibly rare in Kerlian society, in spite of reform.
Name: Swirls of Magic (1991)
Category: Best IDU Classic Film
Synopsis: Set in another world, where the laws of gravity change depending on their mood, humans reproduce by laying eggs and spiders can talk, Swirls of Magic follows the tale of two teenage sisters, Katy and Lucy, and their pet spider Webster, who decide to enter a competition in order to win infinite ice cream for their little sister so she cries less at night. They must traverse their world, to the Valley of Evil and rescue the Fox of Fortune, who can bring wealth and happiness to everyone it blesses and has been kidnapped by Evil.
But the journey is not without its hazards, and the sisters have to contend with a multitude of obstacles, including a race to a destination one can never reach in a car that never starts, playing a game with no rules where breaking the rules is punished by tickling, and navigating an invisible maze. The worst of all is the land where all who enter are magically transformed into dogs, and hunted by evil cats. The sisters manage to succeed on all their challenges, by understanding that logic is illogical, and chaos reigns supreme, helped by the spider, which whispers suggestions in their ears which save them.
When they reach the Valley of Evil, they meet Evil, a normal looking man, who is sitting at a table writing letters with the Fox at his feet. The sisters confront him, and he tells them the Fox came to the Valley willingly, and will not go back with them. The Fox, which can talk, agrees with Evil, and tells the sisters that the man was given the name Evil by the people of their village, and that he only became evil because they thought him so, and so many people thinking the same thing made it true. The spider tells Evil that if he wants the village to think he’s anything other than evil, he must give back the Fox.
The Fox and Evil converse for a while, and then the Fox decides to go back with the sisters. The Fox magically grows larger, and the two sisters get on top of it, and ride it back, arriving in the village in no time at all. The villagers are overjoyed and give the sisters their unlimited ice cream. They forget all about the man called Evil, away in his valley, and they party until the sunset.
Cast:
Katy – Dina Mercier
Lucy – Natalia Bullock
Mayor – Josefine Keys
Evil – Darin Sheenan
Webster (voice) – Priscilla Aust
Fox of Fortune (voice) – Rose Ridge
Languages: English
Why this is a classic: Swirls of Magic was marketed as a family film in Kerlile, and enjoyed an initial run where it became very popular in the first several months. However, during the Kerlian Civil War, its writers and directors openly supported Democratic Kerlian State (DKS), leading to all their films being outlawed indefinitely, a law only overturned recently by the Reformist government. During the Kerlian Civil War, while safely in DKS territory, the producers confirmed that Swirls of Magic contained subversive anti-government messages.
Contemporary critics view the film as a masterpiece in clandestine Kerlian subversion, viewing the spider as an instrument of the state, whispering messages to lead the lives of Kerlians on the road favoured by them. There are continual messages that the society they live in is full of chaos and illogical, and the cats chasing the dogs is said to represent the way that Kerlian gender relations are not an improvement, but rather are just a switch of those under a patriarchal system. The most prominent male character, Evil, is given his name by the village (a representation of the state), because of what he is, with no real reason to judge his morality.
The fact that the producers managed to get Swirls of Magic past the Kerlian Censorship Bureau in 1991 is considered an exceptionally clever way of manipulating the Kerlian system, and the film is incredibly popular in Kerlian refugee communities. Of those who worked on the film, a number were executed in 2003, however some continue to live outside of Kerlile. The film has been re-released in Kerlile in 2020, following a review by the KCB in light of new reformist policies.
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Name: The Council of Reform (2020)
Category: Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film
Synopsis: The Council of Reform is the first in-depth look at the four Councillors who chose to leave the Women’s Party of Kerlile in favour of the new Reform Party, ushering in a new era of multi-party politics and open debate in the Matriarchy. It follows the four Councillors through a week’s worth of Council sessions, community appearances and even shows how they’re changing their personal lives. The documentary follows Councillors Jennifer Hale, Rosemary Arnott, Electra Georgiou and Carmen Robinson through a week in early December.
It starts with a Council session in which they debate a new measure to amend the Anti-Matriarchal Activity Act to remove prison sentences for a first offence. This is one of a very small number of Council sessions which have been recorded, and the first to be shown in a documentary in Kerlile. It then follows Councillor Robinson at a charity event for homeless men, showing the Councillor serving food to them. She is then interviewed talking about the need to care for everyone regardless of gender or wealth.
Other moments shown in the documentary, interspersed with clips from interviews with the Council include Arnott attending university, Robinson’s two daughters playing a prank on their mother, and Councillor Hale practicing her Spanish. These moments serve to show the people of the Matriarchy and abroad that the Council families are indeed human, and live normal lives like everyone else.
The documentary also looks at the process of the formation of the Reform Party, showing secret locations in which the four met before confronting the wider Council to permit its formation. It looks at the goals of the Reform Party, their proposed timescale and garners opinions on the matter from the Kerlian population, even including some men. It shows places affected by reform, such as the new Men’s College, and a deserted Restricted Region, filmed from afar but still the first time it has appeared in public footage in Kerlile.
Languages: English
Production Details: The documentary was produced over a period of six months, beginning in August until January, though the bulk of filming took place in the chosen week in December that the documentary focuses on. However, interviews were conducted after that week, and much of the content on the formation of the Reform Party was researched and put together before that week arrived.
The documentary is rare in that footage filmed within the private residences of four Councillors is used. Footage of Councillor Hale’s residence in particular caused amazement due to the lack of expensive ornamentation, seen as a feature of all Council property. The filming in the Council Chamber was also very rare, as most Council sessions are not filmed, and only some sessions have public transcripts, known as open sessions (as opposed to closed, where the agenda can be released but no transcript, or secret, which are not recorded at all).
The Council of Reform is also revolutionary in its display of conflicting viewpoints. Opinions are expressed against the Council at times, something which would have been unthinkable only a single year ago. The makers of the documentary were allowed a great deal of leeway in how they presented the Council, something that is still incredibly rare in Kerlian society, in spite of reform.
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