Animation Block Party presents Cartoons On Film “Rubber Hose Retrospective.”
Since its inception as an entertainment medium in the early 20th century, the animated film has undergone various evolutions and vast changes in artistic stylings.
One of the major breakthroughs in the late 1920s, which ushered in an unforgettable aesthetic trend, was the idea of approaching character limbs as though they were flexible, stretchable tubes.
And thus, 'rubber hose' animation was born, and the world of animated cartoons was forever transformed!
Early animation historian Tommy José Stathes of Cartoons On Film joins Animation Block Party to host a Saturday evening screening of rubber hose cartoons at DSK Brooklyn.
FREE event features genuine 16mm projection, using rare archival prints from Stathes' personal archive.
Some of the shorts to be screened will include:
Alice the Whaler (Ub Iwerks, 1927)
The Mechanical Cow (Ub Iwerks, 1927)
Felix Woos Whoopee (Otto Messmer, 1930)
Minnie's Yoo Hoo (Ub Iwerks, 1930)
Toby the Milkman (Dick Huemer, 1931)
...among others.
The Animation Block Party Festival closes on Saturday, August 13th with a FREE 16mm animation party at DSK Brooklyn, located at 710 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11217.
Doors at 730pm // Screening at 8pm.
Seating is on a first come, first served basis*
