Synopsis:
A portrait of a father, whose adult children live their own lives far away from him. Director follows his every daily routine at the swimming pool, at work, at home and – first of all – he explores his emotions.
- Director:
- Marcin Podolec
- Year:
- 2015
- Country:
- Poland
- Running time:
- 7 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation, Mixed media
- Original title:
- Dokument
- Production type:
- Student
- Animator:
- Marcin Podolec
- Script writer:
- Marcin Podolec
- Music composer:
- Wiktoria Nowak
- Editor:
- Marcin Podolec
- School:
- Łódź Film School
- Genres:
- Drama, Documentary, Experimental
- Tags:
- Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Relationships, Sad, Poetic, Slow, Shame
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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