The past and present of the Argentine animation film industry — which pioneered the genre in the earliest years of the 20th century — is now the object of a special series of screenings this weekend at the Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) in New York City.
Curated by guest programmer Juan Manuel Domínguez and the Buenos Aires Film Museum, MoMi’s The Many Wonderful Lives of Argentine Animation series will play on November 2 and 3, divided into four programs, each featuring a range of short films, from early silent shorts for kids to popular TV shows, commercials, and contemporary works.
“The idea is to paint one of the dozens of possible pictures you can paint about Argentine animation, which is pretty unique in terms of its connection to the history of........