Alfred Jarry & 'Pataphysics

Synopsis

This 2 minute animated oral report on French writer Alfred Jarry uses stop-motion with the help of talking t-shirts, flip book pages, and time-lapse lino-cut printing. Jarry is best known for his play, Ubu Roi, and his pseudo-science, 'Pataphysics. This short film is an excerpt from a feature length documentary, Icepick to the Moon.