Synopsis:
Everything is grey. The sun has not risen for years. A legend circles the city: paint the sun a thousand times and it will rise again.
- Director:
- Danijel Žeželj
- Year:
- 2014
- Country:
- Croatia
- Running time:
- 6 min.
- Technique:
- Hand-drawn Animation, Mixed media, 2D Animation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producers:
- Vinko Brešan, Stanislav Habjan
- Animator:
- Danijel Žeželj
- Script writer:
- Danijel Žeželj
- Music composer:
- Critters Buggin
- Sound designer:
- Hrvoje Štefotić
- Editor:
- Dubravka Turić
- Productions:
- Zagreb Film, Petikat
- Distribution:
- Zagreb Film
- Genres:
- Drama, Experimental, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Surreal, Festival Darlings, Political, Identity, Hope, Poetic, Transformation, Dreams, War
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Zagreb Film Festival, Animafest Zagreb, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
- Awards:
- Best Animated Film at Pula Film Festival
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