Introduction
Spacetime Chronicles is a 70-minute animated feature following the inner journey of Fred, suspended between reality, dream, and limbo. Guided by a cat representing his conscience, Fred confronts fears, desires, and unresolved memories, moving through varied environments, from a departing airplane to claustrophobic school corridors, from visionary landscapes to cryptic dialogues with Freud. Symbolic episodes — bullies, exams, missed encounters, a mysterious girl on a tram — weave a mosaic of existential doubt and fragile identity. At its core lies a quiet revelation: life is not about reaching a destination, but about the journey itself, with its uncertainties, repetitions, and fleeting moments of beauty.
Director：Stefano Bertelli
Stefano Bertelli (b. 1981) is an Italian filmmaker and animator, specialized in hand-drawn paper animation. He began making amateur films at age 16 and entered the music industry in 2002 as a director and producer of music videos, collaborating with both national and international artists. In 2021, he won a Webby Award, and one of his animated works was officially selected at the Ottawa International Animation Festival, one of the world’s leading animation festivals. Since 2014, he has focused entirely on producing stop-motion paper animation, a handcrafted technique present in his early works from 1997. His first feature-length narrative film, Spacetime Chronicles, expands this unique style into a surreal and visionary cinematic journey.
Special Feature
12/13 Post-screening talk
Guest: Akiko Sugawa、 Ryota Fujitsu