Robota is an award-winning 2005 sci-fi drama brickfilm by Marc Beurteaux. It follows the story of a broken robot trying to survive in a robot world. It features large brick-built puppets made from a mixture of LEGO and Mega-Bloks.[1]
Plot[]
In a futuristic world of robots, a robot with a built-in wheelchair panhandles for money. When the robot finally gets enough money, it makes its way to a cockfighting arena. The robot bets on a small red bird. The small red bird must fight a large brown bird. The brown bird is vicious, and smacks the red bird around. When all appears to be lost, the red bird shoots a dart into the brown bird, killing it. The robot celebrates, but the crowd is upset. A brawl breaks out. The robot makes its way to the barkeep, who gives the robot its winnings.
Back on the street, the robot makes its way to a doctor, giving other disabled robots coins on the way. The doctor welds legs directly onto the robot's wheelchair. Ecstatic, the robot pays the doctor and leaves happy.[1]
Crew[]
- Marc Beurteaux - Director, Animator, Writer, Editor
- Hana Kukal - Animator, Writer
- Sylvain Desbiens - Online Edit
- Sue Robertson - Sound Editor
- Matt Davies - Additional Sound Editing
- Dave Weir - Additional Sounds
- Derek Malcolm - Additional Sounds
- Peter Kronowetter - Visual Effects
- Robert Crowther - Visual Effects
- Neil Exall - Music
- Pat Bowman - Music
- Marty Knox - Music
- Rob Taylor - Music
- Stephen Pitkin - Audio Engineer
- Jim Benkovic - Audio Engineer Assistant
Awards[]
Robota has won many awards, including:[2]
- Best Art Direction - Chicago Short Film Festival, Chicago, IL, USA
- Best Canadian Film - Resfest 2005
- Best Animation - Deep Fried Film Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Audience Award - 24 Hour Film Festival, New York, USA
- Outstanding Achievement Award - New Haven Underground Film , Festival, Hartford, CT, USA
Additionally, it was the winner of four 2005 BAMPAs in the categories Best Animation, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Elements and Best Debut Film.[3] It was also nominated for Best Film and Best Sound Design but lost to Frankenstein by Robinson Wood in both categories.[4]