Banana (Excerpt from De tijd en de film I), J.C. Mol, Netherlands, 1928, 29 sec.
A boy, a banana and the magic of the cinema in action.
Orange, Al Jarnow, United States, 1982, 2 min.
Al Jarnow shows us how to make rebellious orange juice, a delightful and delicious kind of orange that performs a choreography for the camera.
Ñam (Yum), Elena Duque, Spain, 2014, 2 min.
A fruity whim of precarious animation, a fruit salad leaping spasmodically, seasoned with the star appearance of a group of edible muppets.
Farmer McFay Counts 6 Fruits, William Wegman, United States, 1993, 2 min.
A Sesame Street farmer teaches us to count with fruit. You’ll notice he’s not just any farmer, though.
Fruit Fruit, Peter Millard, United Kingdom, 2013, 2 min.
With crazy crayons and temperas, Peter Millard takes us to the funniest and most disconcerting fruit shop on the planet.
Sweet Dreams, Kirsten Lepore, United States, 2008, 10 min.
A cupcake dreams of a world beyond the sugar-cube walls within which it lives. Until one day a sinking boat lands it on the colourful, unknown shores of fruit and vegetables.
Eat My Makeup!, Marie Losier, United States, 2005, 6 min.
A group of winsome damsels meet on a rooftop to share a pie, in a picnic cut short by a swarm of unwelcome flies.
12 breakfasts, Johanna Thompson, Germany, 2020-2021, 5 min.
In 12 breakfasts each breakfast dish is like a little film with its own story, taking the idea of playing with food to a new level.
Fresh Guacamole, PES, United States, 2013-2014, 2 min.
With this recipe by PES we learn to make guacamole out of some very peculiar ingredients.
Tomato, Caitlin Craggs, United States, 2015, 3 min.
Everyone knows the tomato, red and juicy with its little green stalk, but do we know where it comes from? A tomato that emerges from other fruits and transforms teaches us its age-old history.
Submarine Sandwich, PES, United States, 2013-2014, 2 min.
A sandwich that is quite literally a submarine, filled with the most unimaginable sausages.
Desayunos y meriendas (Breakfasts and Snacks), David Domingo, Spain, 2002, 7 min.
Two young people are attacked by a videotape: the breakfasts and snacks they see on TV leap into the real world, but in a much more fantastic, fun version.
A programme by Elena Duque and Gloria Vilches.
Excerpt of De tijd en de film I from Eye Filmmuseum, the Netherlands. Copy of Farmer McCay counts six fruits from Electronic Arts Intermix. Copy of Eat my make-up and Ñam from Collectif Jeune Cinema. Copy of Fresh Guacamole and Submarine Sandwich from PESFilm. Copies of Orange, Fruit Fruit, 12 breakfasts, Tomato and Desayunos y Meriendas courtesy of the artists.
