Module 12: Eastern Europe

Now we've moved to the other side of Europe, to Eastern Europe. This includes the countries of Russia, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Poland, and Czechoslovakia. I was less familiar with the films from Eastern Europe because only a handful of films had made their mark in the Best Animated Short category, and Alexander Petrov was responsible for four of them. However, the ones that were honored by the Academy is only the tip of a much larger iceberg. Not to mention the films of Eastern Europe are rich in meaning, possibly due to the impact of being behind the Iron Curtain for decades.

Not much to say here. Let's move on.

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Best Animated Short - 1992

We have finally gotten to the 20th set of nominated shorts! That means there's another 60 more to go! That's not too exciting, actually. What is more exciting is that it's the 20th anniversary of all things 1992. Fasten your seat belts. We're going to take a trip down memory lane.

1992 was a whirlwind year in my life. It was the year that I turned seven. I was at the stage where I was able to have some pretty vivid memories, but very few that withstands the effects of 20 years of neuronal reconstruction. More importantly, it was the year that I moved from California to Kansas. I've lived in five states in my life. Michigan was where I was born, and where I lived until 1989. We still go there frequently because of family. Virginia is where I lived the longest - I've lived there since 1999 - and it's where my family still lives. I've been in Texas since 2009 for school. Kansas was where I spent the majority of my childhood (1992-1999), and it is where I have the fondest memories. That leaves California as kind my forgotten home. I lived in Pleasanton from 1989-1992: I was too young and it was too distant to have any lasting memories. Or so I thought.

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