Synopsis:
Structured as a series of vignettes drawn in stark black and white, and to a soundtrack of mournful jazz, the film is a set of confessions anchored in fear, confusion, numbness, and anxiety.
- Director:
- Daria Bedok, Daria Dedok
- Year:
- 2020
- Country:
- Belarus, Czech Republic
- Running time:
- 4 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producers:
- Daria Bedok, Daria Dedok
- Animators:
- Daria Bedok, Daria Dedok
- Script writers:
- Daria Bedok, Daria Dedok
- Music composers:
- jaimie branch, Jaimie Branch
- Sound designer:
- Daria Bedok
- Editor:
- Daria Bedok
- Productions:
- Daria Bedok, Lament animation
- Genres:
- Drama, Experimental, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Relationships, Love, Surreal, Poetic, Shame, Sad
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Vimeo Staff Pick
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