The animated film Hun Tun draws on the Taoist creation myth, the theme of insomnia, and the author's personal story. a young woman measures her strength against the king of chaos himself. The more she wants to win, the less she succeeds. Through a mythological story, the author looks back to the time when she discovered that there are things in life she will never control.
Hundun (chinese: 混沌; lit. ‘muddled confusion’) is a legendary faceless being, emperor of chaos. He was very generous and kind and he was often inviting his friends (Shu and Hu) over. They wanted to repay him for his kindness and as he had no openings in his body, they got an idea to bore the holes in him. every day they bored another hole, and on the seventh day Hun Tun died.
Magdalena Hejzlarová is a visual artist and stop-motion animation expert. She graduated from prague’s academy of applied arts and Design with her student short Hypnagogia (2017), premiered at Ji.hlava iDFF, depicting animated accounts of people describing their experiences of falling asleep. Magdalena worked at several art and animation studios in prague. She is a commissioned artist and animator and has collaborated on remarkable films like la TraVerSÉe directed by Florence Miailhe (Honourable Mention at annecy 2021) or aparT by Diana cam Van nguyen (baFTa Student Film award finalist). She assists artists with disabilities in a prague-based art studio. Along with Hun Tun, Magdalena created a radio documentary and a podcast series for czech radio both concerning sleep and insomnia.
A workshop will follow the film screening.