“My Dog Tulip,” the bittersweet animated tale of a man his dog, and the humorous and heartbreaking autobiographic film “The Time That Remains” open today at the Ross and will show for one week. Tickets and show time information is available at the Ross box office or website.
“My Dog Tulip” recalls the bittersweet account of the author’s 14-year relationship with his adopted Alsatian. Written, directed and animated by award-winning filmmakers Paul and Sandra Fierlinger, this film is the first animated feature to ever be entirely hand drawn and painted utilizing paperless computer technology.
“The Time That Remains” is a humorous, heartbreaking film composed of elegantly stylized autobiographical episodes from the life of writer/director Elia Suleiman. The film explores life among the Israeli Arab community, and is shot largely in homes and places in which Suleiman’s family once lived. Inspired by his father’s diaries, letters his mother sent to family members who had fled the Israeli occupation, and the director’s own recollections, the film spans from 1948 until the present, recounting the saga of the filmmaker’s family in subtly hilarious vignettes. Inserting himself as a silent observer reminiscent of Buster Keaton, Suleiman trains a keen eye on the absurdities of life in Nazareth.
