
Beer by Charles Bukowski
ITA 2016 2’29.09 TH 16.30, 30.09 FR 15.00 @Katowice City of Gardens: room 211
DIRECTED BY: Nerdo
SCREENPLAY BY: Nerdo
PRODUCED BY: Nerdo
This animation by the Nerdo collective is an adaptation of Charles Bukowski’s famous poem, titled simply “Beer”. The film contains most of the elements important in his prose and poetry: alcohol, women, cigarettes, shady bars and neighborhoods, relationships falling apart and the jaded internal monologue of the monothematic author. While Bukowski’s works are usually quite down-to-earth, the animation allows itself to paint a psychedelic, vivid, detail-obsessed illustration of the text. This way, the authors try to take a peek into the decadent, beer-drowned mind of the brilliant writer.
Nerdo
Design studio in Turin lead by a creative collective, one of the most exciting Italian enterprises of the sort. Formed by Alessandro Durando, Lorenzo Levrero and Daniele Gavatorta in 2009. They work with branding, advertising, film and animation.