Under The Onion Skin (Giulia Martinelli)

Welcome to the Episode Zero of Under the Onion Skin!
I am Giulia Martinelli, an animation director working and living in Zurich.
In this episode, I tell you all about the reasons behind this new project, sharing a little anecdote from Tallinn, which was the beginning of this new adventure.
https://giuliamartinelli.com/podcast


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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am chatting with Laura Gonçalves about her film "The Garbage Man".
"The Garbage Man" by Laura Gonçalves
2D Computer Animation, ANI·DOC, 11'// 2022 // Portugal
Logline: The Garbage Man is an animated documentary short, based on interviews I did with my family about my uncle Manuel Botão, who worked as a garbage man in France for 30 years.
The memories are explored through animation and moving painting, taking us on a journey between the present at the table, and the past of remembrance, during a family lunch on a hot summer afternoon in Belmonte.
http://bapstudio.com/
Under the Onion Skin: https://giuliamartinelli.com/podcast


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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am chatting with Sander Joon about his film "Sierra".
"Sierra" by Sander Joon
3D Computer Animation, 15'// 2022 // Estonia
Logline: A father and his son are losing the race. To win, the boy turns himself into a car tire. Sierra looks at toxic masculinity through dark irony, while pulling us into the surreal car racing world.
Loosely inspired by the director's childhood, this animated black comedy includes fragments of a stop-motion film animated by the director's father during Soviet Estonia.

https://www.instagram.com/sanderjoon/?hl=en
Under the Onion Skin: https://giuliamartinelli.com/podcast
At the moment Sierra is available on Arte at: https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/109413-000-A/sierra/


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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I talk to Swiss director Frederic Siegel, about his experimental short "Sit Down Don't Touch Anything".
"Sit Down Dont Touch Anything" by Frederic Siegel
2D Computer Animation, 5'20" // 2022 // Switzerland
Logline: A face is born out of chaos. It struggles to exist. It struggles to find its purpose. It struggles to sit on a chair. In fact, it struggles with a lot of things. But thank god, it’s trying. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
https://fredericsiegel.ch/sitdown
Under the Onion Skin: https://giuliamartinelli.com/podcast


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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am chatting with Lucija Mrzljak about her film "Eeva".

"Eeva" by Lucija Mrzljak, co-directed with Morten Tšinakov
2D Computer Animation, 16'// 2022 // produced by Eesti Joonisfilm and Adriatic Animation, Estonia and Croatia
Logline: It's a sad day in Eva's life. The rain is pouring down at her husband's funeral. A woodpecker delivered a message code on the coffin is killed. There is a lot of crying, too much wine, and a couple of dreams that fill in the gaps.
https://www.instagram.com/lucibara/
Under the Onion Skin: https://giuliamartinelli.com/podcast


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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am chatting with Japanese/Canadian director Kaho Yoshida about her film "Tongue".

"Tongue" by Kaho Yoshida
Mixed media, 2D and stop-motion, 2'// 2022 // Canada
Logline: Tired of being talked at by men, a woman takes a sensual trip with unusual friends.
http://www.kahoyoshida.com/tongue & https://www.instagram.com/kahoanimation/?hl=en
@kahoanimation
Under the Onion Skin: https://giuliamartinelli.com/podcast

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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am chatting with Tal Kantor about her film "Letter to a Pig".

"Letter to a Pig" by Tal Kantor
Mix Media Animation, 17'// 2022 // produced by Miyu Production & The Hive Studio
Logline: "A Holocaust survivor reads a letter he wrote to the pig who saved his life. A young schoolgirl hears his testimony in class and sinks into a twisted dream where she confronts questions of identity, collective trauma, and the extremes of human nature."

https://www.instagram.com/tal.kantor/?hl=en
Under the Onion Skin: https://giuliamartinelli.com/podcast

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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am chatting with Brazilian director Pedro Harres about his interactive VR experience "From The Main Square".

"From The Main Square by Pedro Harres
2D Computer Animation, around 22'// 2021 // Germany
Logline: From The Main Square is a compact portrait of social disruption.

pedroharres.net
https://www.instagram.com/pedroharres_/
Under the Onion Skin: https://giuliamartinelli.com/podcast

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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I talk to Heta Jäälinoja about her short film "Nun or Never!".
"Nun Or Never!" by Heta Jäälinoja
2D Computer Animation, 11'// 2023 // produced by Böhle Studios, Finland
Logline: A nun digs a man up from the ground and loses her grip on everyday life. Can secrets and harmony coexist?
https://www.instagram.com/hetajaalinoja/
Under the Onion Skin: https://giuliamartinelli.com/podcast

Note: in the episode, I mention that Nun or Never! won the France TV Award. I forgot to mention that in the same festival the short film also got the Audience Award. In the following months, those nuns have been collecting more prizes, such as Best National Film at Turku Animated Film Festival, Grand Prix at Animatou, Grand Prize Golden Eyeball at the Sweaty Eyeballs Animation, Special Mention at Anim.est, and many more.

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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am chatting with Nienke Deutz about her film "The Miracle".
"The Miracle" by Nienke Deutz
Mixed technique, 2D and stop-motion, 15'// 2023 // produced by Lunanime, Keplerfilm & Les Productions de Milou, Belgium, The Netherlands, France
Logline: "The Miracle, a place where the sun always shines, with endless opportunities to relax and food in abundance. But how do you relate to a place that constantly confronts you with the things you don’t have?"
https://www.instagram.com/nienke_deutz/
Under the Onion Skin: https://giuliamartinelli.com/podcast

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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am chatting with Britt Raes about her film "Luce and The Rock".
"Luce and The Rock" Directed and written by Britt Raes
2D Computer Animation, 13'// 2022 // produced by Thuristar, Belgium
Logline: Luce and the Rock' is a modern fairytale about a little girl who discovers that the world is bigger than the one she lives in. She befriends a lost rock, who's searching for a new place to call home.

https://www.instagram.com/brittraes/
https://brittraes.tumblr.com/
https://www.facebook.com/BrittRaeslovesdrawing/
Under the Onion Skin: https://giuliamartinelli.com/podcast

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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am chatting with Italian/Scottish director Victoria Musci about her film "Tufo".
"Tufo" by Victoria Musci
Mixed media, 2D animation on live-action backgrounds with 3D props, 26'// 2023 // Italy, France
Logline: “Tufo” is the true story of Ignazio Cutrò and his family, who were threatened by the mafia and isolated by friends because they chose to speak out. Despite everything, they still live in Sicily today.
https://vimeo.com/victoriamusci
Studio Ibrido: https://www.instagram.com/ibrido_studio/
Under the Onion Skin: https://giuliamartinelli.com/podcast

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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am chatting with British director Joseph Wallace about his film "Salvation Has No Name".
"Salvation Has No Name" written and directed by Joseph Wallace
Stop Motion, 17'// 2022 // United Kingdom, France, Czech Republic
Logline: A troupe of clowns gather to perform a story about a priest and a refugee but as their misguided tale unfolds, the boundaries between fiction and reality begin to fray.

http://www.josephwallace.co.uk/salvation & https://www.instagram.com/josephwallaceproductions/
Under the Onion Skin: https://giuliamartinelli.com/podcast

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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am chatting with Flora Anna Buda about her film "27".

"27" by Flora Anna Buda
2D Computer Animation, 12'// 2023 // produced by Miyu and Boddah
Logline: Alice lives at her parents’ place at the age of 27 with no private life or a relationship. Her birthday night out ends in a bicycle accident and a short coma to make her realize, it’s time to move out.
https://www.instagram.com/fl0raannabuda/
Under the Onion Skin: https://giuliamartinelli.com/podcast

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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am chatting with Swiss director Élodie Dermange about her film "Armat".
"Armat" by Élodie Dermange
2D animation, Celluloid Painting 11'37''// 2022 // Switzerland
Logline: Élodie tries to find out more about her family’s Armenian origins. She interviews her father, her uncle, her great aunt, and discovers a harsh history where violence and the inability to express love are passed down from generation to generation.

IG Élodie https://www.instagram.com/elodiedermange/
Website: https://www.elodiedermange.com/
Under the Onion Skin: https://giuliamartinelli.com/podcast

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That's the end of Season 1!
Thanks for sticking with me until now. Here is a wrap-up of the first year of Under the Onion Skin, some takeaways and learnings.

Stay in touch with me:

Newsletter: https://giuliamartinelli.com/receive-my-newsletter
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/giulia_martinelli_x/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPV4fBBW7oWVU_Ws4kk6jaw

In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am chatting with French director Stephen Vuillemin about his film "A Kind Of Testament".

"A Kind Of Testament" by Stephen Vuillemin
2D Computer Animation, 16'// 2023 // France
Logline: A young woman comes across animations on the Internet that have clearly been created from her private selfies. A stranger with the same name confesses to identity theft. But death is quicker than the answer to the question: “Why?”

https://www.instagram.com/aycevee/
stephenvuillemin.com

Under the Onion Skin: https://giuliamartinelli.com/podcast

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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am chatting with Nikita Diakur about his film "Backflip".

"Backflip" by Nikita Diakur
Experimental machine learning animation short film, 7'// 2022 // Produced by Nikita Diakur and co-produced by Miyu Productions
Logline: "Park. Apartment. 6-core processor. My avatar learns a backflip."

Nikita Social media: @nikitadiakur (IG/Twitter)
Under the Onion Skin: https://giuliamartinelli.com/podcast
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/giuliamartinelli

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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am chatting with Suchana Saha about her film "Dear Me" (Priyo Ami).

"Dear Me" by Suchana Saha
Paint on Glass, 3'40''// 2022 // Produced  by Producer- Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, India
Logline: "Priyo Ami (Dear Me) is a film about a woman who is in search of herself. She discovers unpleasant truths, childhood traumas and deals with her fragmented reality. It is a journey of discoveries about loneliness, madness and emptiness within herself and how she comes in term with it."


Connect with Suchana on IG: https://www.instagram.com/such_an_art/
Under the Onion Skin: https://giuliamartinelli.com/podcast
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/giuliamartinelli

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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am chatting with Pedro Nel Cabrera Vanegas about his film "Tapir Memories".

"Tapir Memories" by Pedro Nel Cabrera Vanegas

2D Computer animation, 9' 20" // 2023 // Switzerland
Logline:  A tapir mother reveals her tragic story in an embroidery. She suffers a violent attack, the loss of her home, and the disappearance of her son. Will she find him?

Contacts: https://pedronelcabrera.com/ 
IG: https://www.instagram.com/pedro2d_co/

Under the Onion Skin: https://giuliamartinelli.com/podcast
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/giuliamartinelli

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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am chatting with Barbara Brunner about her film "Rainboy".

"Rainboy" by Barbara Brunner
2D Computer animation, 5', 2023 // Switzerland
"A short film about stormy conflicts".

Get in contact with Barbara: 
https://brunnermeyer.ch/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/brunnermeyer/

Under the Onion Skin: https://giuliamartinelli.com/podcast
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/giuliamartinelli

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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am chatting with Swiss-Polish director Jadwiga Kowalska about her short animated film "The Car That Came Back from the Sea.


"The Car That Came Back from the Sea" by Jadwiga Kowalska
3D, 11’, 2023 // Switzerland

Synopsis:
"Full of exuberance and frivolousness, six friends drive to the Polish Baltic coast and back in a small, dented car. During their trip, their car and their country fall apart. Nevertheless, life goes on. Their journey is interfused with memories and snapshots from the past."

Find out more: https://www.jadwiga.ch/

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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/giuliamartinelli

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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am chatting with Loïc Espuche about his film "Beurk".

"Beurk" by Loïc Espuche
2D animation, 13 min, 2023  // France

Synopsis “Yuck! Couples kissing on the mouth are gross. And the worst is, you can’t miss them: when people are about to kiss, their lips become all pink and shiny. Little Léo laughs at them, just like all the kids at the summer camp. But he has a secret he won’t tell his friends: his own mouth has actually begun glistening. And, in reality, Léo desperately wants to give kissing a try.”

Find out more: 
https://www.instagram.com/loic_espuche/

https://vimeo.com/loicespuche

https://www.kisskissbankbank.com/fr/projects/amenez-le-court-metrage-beurk-a-hollywood


Under the Onion Skin: https://giuliamartinelli.com/podcast

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/giuliamartinelli


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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am chatting with animation collective Muta Animation about their film "The Meatseller".

"The Meatseller" by Margherita Giusti
2D animation, 17’’, 2023 // Italy

Synopsis “Follows Selinna Ajamikoko, a young Nigerian woman with aspirations of following in her mother's footsteps as a meat seller. She sets out on her journey to Italy in pursuit of her ambition, a journey fraught with horror and bestiality.”

Find out more: 
muta.animation
themeatseller_shortfilm
https://www.mutanimation.com/

Under the Onion Skin: https://giuliamartinelli.com/podcast
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/giuliamartinelli

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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am talking about the short film "Hurikán" with Czech director Jan Saska and Assistant director & Head of animation Marek Pokorný

"Hurikán" by Jan Saska
2D animation, 13’’, 2024 // Czech Republic, France, Slovakia, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Synopsis “Hurikán rushes to save his favourite beer stand from closure by fetching a new keg to impress the bartender he crushes on. In a wild Prague district, he faces robbers, cops, and his own thirst.”

Find out more: 
hurikanfilm.com
truelovers.cz/en/ 

Under the Onion Skin: https://giuliamartinelli.com/podcast
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/giuliamartinelli

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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am talking about the short film "Hello Summer!” with  Slovakian director  Martin Smatana

"Hello Summer!” by Martin Smatana and Veronika Zacharová
Stop motion and 2D hand-drawn animation, 11’’, 2024 // Slovakia, Czech Republic, France

Synopsis “Sea, sun, beaches and family holidays. Just pick your dream destination from the catalogue, pack your bags and hit the road. But what if the hotel isn’t as stellar as promised, your room has a bit of a naughty view, the dinner is surprisingly exotic and your luggage travels independently. Family above all!”

Find out more: 
https://www.instagram.com/vero.nika.zacharova/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/martin.smatana/?hl=en

Under the Onion Skin: https://giuliamartinelli.com/podcast
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/giuliamartinelli

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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am talking about the short film “Pear Garden” by Iranian director Shadab Shayegan

“Pear Garden” by Shadab Shayegan
2D animation, 7’, 2024 // Germany

Synopsis “Six-year-old Lily visits her grandmother, who has had a mastectomy and now misses her breasts. When Lily finds out that her grandmother’s shadow still has both breasts, she is prepared to do anything to get them back.”

Find out more: 
https://shadabshayegan.com/

Under the Onion Skin: https://giuliamartinelli.com/podcast
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/giuliamartinelli

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In this episode of Under the Onion Skin, I am talking about the short film “Wander to Wonder” by Nina Gantz

“Wander to Wonder” by Nina Gantz
Stop-motion, 13’, 2023 // Netherlands – France – Belgium - UK

Synopsis: “Mary, Billybud, and Fumbleton are three tiny humans who star in a kids’ TV Series called WANDER TO WONDER. After the creator dies, they are left alone in the studio. Struggling to find enough to eat, they continue to make increasingly strange episodes for their fans.”

Find out more: https://www.ninagantz.com/

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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/giuliamartinelli

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