Jonas Odell, interview with the protagonist of Animation cinema: AnReal at the 43° Bergamo Film Meeting

Jonas Odell is one of the guests of Animation cinema: AnReal, the section at the 43° Bergamo Film Meeting dedicated to animated documentaries. As in the last decade, the interest in animated non-fictional storytelling has become increasingly evident carving out an important space for itself even within sectoral festivals such as DOK Leipzig (for documentary cinema) or Annecy (for animated cinema), the 43°BFM decided to explore the new trends of animated cinema.  In particular, through Animation cinema: AnReal, the festival, taking place from March 8 to 16, will embark on a  journey of discovery through animated documentaries. Along with filmmaker Alexander Lahl who will also attend the Festival, Jonas Odell will not only present his remarkable "Tussilago" but will also hold a conversation on the development of animated documentary.  In "Tussilago", Odell tells the story of “A”, arrested because she was the former partner of Norbert Kröcher, a West German terrorist who in 1977 was imprisoned on suspicion of planning the kidnapping of Swedish politician Anna-Greta Leijon.  In this case, animation fosters the need to hide the woman’s identity: remaining in service, yes, but simultaneously elevating the subject matter at hand.