Push This Button If You Begin To Panic

TITLE

Push This Button If You Begin To Panic

DIRECTOR

Gabriel Böhmer

COUNTRY

UK

YEAR

2020

DURATION

13′

GENRE

Animation

Overview

Push This Button If You Begin To Panic

Bartholomew Whisper went to the doctor today. There he met administrators keen on experimental surgery, and lonely MRI machines. At least the growing hole in his head was becoming quite beautiful.

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY​ - Gabriel Böhmer

Gabriel Böhmer is a UK based artist from Zurich, interested in memory and the absurd. His practice often focuses on passing ideas that arise in mundane moments, but also feel momentous in their own way. Gabriel left a career in management consulting in 2013, following the release of his novel "Beetle Days". In 2015 Gabriel published the book of paintings "Tomorrow I’ll Go Outside", and in 2017 he began animating his painted stories. His films have received recognition at Winterthur, Fantoche, and Clermont-Ferrand, among others.

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Gabriel Böhmer

Gabriel Böhmer is a UK based artist from Zurich, interested in memory and the absurd. His practice often focuses on passing ideas that arise in mundane moments, but also feel momentous in their own way. Gabriel left a career in management consulting in 2013, following the release of his novel "Beetle Days". In 2015 Gabriel published the book of paintings "Tomorrow I’ll Go Outside", and in 2017 he began animating his painted stories. His films have received recognition at Winterthur, Fantoche, and Clermont-Ferrand, among others.

SELECTIONS & AWARDS

Group 1579

Locarno International Film Festival

Nominee for Golden Pardino - Leopards of Tomorrow, 2020

Group 1579

Tirana International Film Festival

Special Screening, 2022

Still Photos