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About Director

⁣Max Hattler is a German-born experimental animator and audiovisual artist interested in the space between abstraction and representation, where storytelling is freed from the constraints of traditional narrative. His practice contemplates microcosms, moments, and atmospheres: close-ups as reflections on the big picture, and aesthetics as reflections on politics. While his works are devoid of dialogue, they explore the relationship between sound, music and the moving image. After studying at Goldsmiths and the Royal College of Art in London—and for one semester at Escuela de Cine de Madrid—he completed a doctorate in fine art at the University of East London. Max Hattler is a tenured Associate Professor at the School of Creative Media at City University of Hong Kong. His work has been shown worldwide and has received prizes from Annecy Animation Festival, Prix Ars Electronica, Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinema, Punto y Raya Festival, Cannes Lions and London International Animation Festival, among many others.