Synopsis:
A tale of an old shaman, a spiritual leader of a primitive tribe on her deathbed. She will bid farewell to her tribe in a mystical ritual and will be buried in a ceremonial burial preceded by a feast in her honour.
- Director:
- Liron Narunsky, Oved Poran
- Year:
- 2016
- Country:
- Israel
- Running time:
- 10 min.
- Technique:
- Puppet Animation, Other, Stop Motion Animation
- Production type:
- Student
- Producers:
- Liron Narunsky, Oved Poran
- Animators:
- Liron Narunsky, Oved Poran
- Script writers:
- Liron Narunsky, Oved Poran
- Music composers:
- Binjamin Esterlis, Shani Kedar, Udi Raz, Roy Regev, Ori Dror, Danny Raveh, Guy Hagag
- Sound designer:
- Binjamin Esterlis
- Editors:
- Liron Narunsky, Oved Poran
- Distribution:
- Gesher Multicultural Film Fund
- Genres:
- Drama, Abstract, Experimental
- Tags:
- Surreal, Festival Darlings, Identity, Death, Time, Nature, Poetic, Transformation, Dreams, Shame
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- StopTrik International Film Festival, Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Jerusalem Film Festival
- Awards:
- Best Student Film at Jerusalem Film Festival
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