Canadian Premiere
antisocial
Directed by Tobias Rothacker
Runtime: 2:25
Country of Origin: Germany
I am the hero, I’ll remain,
See only me, push you away,
Embrace destruction, face the pain,
Transforming swiftly in my own domain!
Blind to my path, antisocial in my reign.
Director Biography
Tobias Rothacker is a self-taught stop-motion animator, director, and model maker for film and display based in Gera, Thuringia, Germany. In addition to his deep engagement with stop-motion animation, he has participated in workshops led by Jürgen Kling (Weirdoughmationfilms), a recognized expert in the field.
Through his own studio, Re-Anima-Tro, Tobias has completed several stop-motion projects. His music-animated film Consume Pedagogic, an independently produced work, was released in 2016 and comprises over 3,000 individual frames. Tobias is also a musician in the band Pedagogic Torment, whose music video Consume Pedagogic accompanied an album with a critical focus on societal issues. Through the band, he actively engages with topics related to education and society, fostering creative projects in this context.
His latest project, the stop-motion film Antisocial, completed in 2024, further expands his animation techniques, incorporating more than 6,000 frames and utilizing advanced model-making approaches across different scenarios.
Weblinks
Interview with the director:
https://testkammer.com/2024/10/08/sechs-fragen-an-tobias-rothacker/
Review of the film on Thrill & Kill (Undergrounders):
https://www.thrillandkill.com/undergrounders-2/antisocial-von-tobias-rothacker/
Official trailer on YouTube: