And Life Went On is the first London Animation Club event at The Garden Cinema, with special guest speaker Maryam Mohajer.

It is an event in two halves: in part one BAFTA Award-winning animator Maryam Mohajer presents a selection of her work and discusses reconciling animation with work and parenthood. In part two we present an anthology of work by celebrated London Animation Club contributors which displays both an accessibility and an independent spirit.

Part One

The Girl with Short Hair (Maryam Mohajer/UK/2006)

And Life Went On (Maryam Mohajer/UK/2007)

Phantasm (Maryam Mohajer/UK/2012)

Red Dress. No Straps. (Maryam Mohajer/UK/2018)

Grandad Was A Romantic (Maryam Mohajer/UK/2019)

And Granny Would Dance - the making of (Maryam Mohajer/UK/2024)

And Granny Would Dance - trailer (Maryam Mohajer/UK/2024)

Part Two

An anthology of work by celebrated London Animation Club contributors, including Kate Jessop, Stuart Pound and Rob Munday.

Maryam Mohajer is a British-Iranian, BAFTA Winning animator-director who was born in Tehran, Iran just before living through revolution, war and immigration. With a background in painting, she discovered animation after moving to UK in year 2000. She got her MA degree in animation from Royal college of art. Her short films have been screened at many International festivals. She lives and works as an animator, writer, director in London.

London Animation Club is a monthly event for animators and people interested in animation in the capital. Club members and regular guests meet and present their work in informal surroundings conducive to talking and sharing ideas. Our guests range from well known figures, such as Phil Davies, the producer of Peppa Pig, and Peter Firmin, the co-creator of Bagpuss, through to award-winning independent animators like Lizzy Hobbs, along with experimental filmmakers and academics, with much in between. Most popular are our group screenings, in which regular members present new work. We also do group events with institutions such as the Royal College of Art and enjoy a modest international following.

This is London Animation Club's first ticketed cinema event.