Movies by István Orosz
Mazes
A short film by István Orosz that explores spiritual, meta-physical, psychological and philosophical themes on a cosmic scale.
Ah, Amerika!
Documentary with animated sequences about that massive Hungarian exodus to the US which went on from the end of 19th century till the outbreak of WW1. The history of the nameless crowds presented in the film submerged under the surface of official history.
Private Nightmare
A man sleeping is haunted by surreal and everyday images: a grotesque dream-scape of the socialist countryside.
Chess!
An attempt to a reconstruct of a chess game between Alexander Bogdanov and Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov Lenin. Capri Italy. Tuesday April 28. 1908. The Villa of Russian Author Gorki.
Towards the Salt Cellar
The Hungarian family make their best to entertain the German exchange-student with traditional Hungarian dishes. The rather insignificant head of the family tries to reach for the salt cellar but can't do it, while his family keeps on chatting and eating without noticing that someone has gone missing from the table.
Black Hole, White Hole
Playful experimental animation on illusion, geometry, Escher and the micro/macro cosmos.
The Garden
A nostalgia trip in the enigmatic labyrinth of the passed childhood.