Playground songs from one’s childhood leave an indelible mark. This song that we chanted haunted me into adulthood, and for good reason. It tells the story of a soldier who returns from war, finds his girlfriend has left him, and decides to kill her. The seriousness of the story is contradicted by the blitheness of our children’s game. Could it have really happened? This experimental animated film pulls the song back into the present moment, using swirling, morphing paint that blurs the line between real and unreal, fact and fiction, playground game and history. Film by Tess Martin "Tutti Mi Chiaman Mario", traditional, sung by Anna Uberti with Emily Jane Tolimieri and Vittorio D. Mount Score by Jason Staczek Black Maria Film + Video Festival and Tour, NJ, February, 2015 – WINNER: Director’s Choice 3rd Prize Local Sightings Film Festival, Seattle, WA, Sept 30, 2014 – WINNER, Best Short Film
