Magic Dream
Tomás Welss Barkan
11:08 | Chile | 2018
A magician wants to convince with his magic and brilliance, but his capability exceeds the limits of his own control, leading him to a show full of violence and abuse.
About Director
Tomás Welss Barkan
Tomás Welss is an animator, visual artist and professor. His animated filmography offers a critical vision of human nature, full of dark humor and original usage of color. His work has earned him awards and recognition around the world, showcasing his talents at film festivals such as Toulouse, Biarritz, Amiens, Zagreb, Fribourg, Monterrey, Huesca, Palm Spring, Chicago, Los Angeles, Rome, Cartagena, La Habana, Rio de Janeiro and Guadalajara. He studied Design at the Facultad de Artes de la Universidad de Chile in Santiago, Chile. He specialized in animation cinema at the Akademie der Bildenden Kuenste Stuttgart where he worked with Heinz Edelmann, art director of the animation film “Yellow Submarine” by The Beatles. Since 2000 he works as a professor in different Universities in Chile and has teached workshops in Belgium, Cuba, Colombia, Spain, Germany, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Egypt, Mexico among others. – “Magic Dream”, 2018, shortfilm (11’) – “Paraíso Terrenal”, 2010, shortfilm (15’) – “Pasta”, 2006, shortfilm (10’) – “Verde que te quiero Verde”, 2003, shortfilm (22’) – “Manos Libres”, 2001, shortfilm (19’) – “Noche”, 1997, shortfilm (15’) – “Reunión” 1994, shortfilm ( 8 ) -” La Caída” 1991, shortfilm ( 7 ) -” Tango Mortal” 1988, shortfilm ( 6 ) -” Circus”, 1987 shortfilm ( 5 ) -” El Paraguas”, 1986 shortfilm ( 5)
