Synopsis:
This short film about life after the loss of a loved one deals with a difficult topic, using techniques of both live-action and animated film. Real experiences of the narrators are combined with animated sequences reconstructing painful situations, looking into the thoughts of three young people untimely exposed to death.
- Director:
- Diana Cam Van Nguyen
- Year:
- 2018
- Country:
- Czech Republic
- Running time:
- 10 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation, Mixed media
- Original title:
- Spolu sami
- Production type:
- Student
- Producers:
- Karolína Davidová, Karolina Davidová
- Animators:
- Diana Cam Van Nguyen, Magdalena Kvasničková
- Script writers:
- Diana Cam Van Nguyen, Lukáš Janičík
- Music composer:
- Viera Marinová
- Sound designer:
- Viera Marinová
- Editor:
- Lukáš Janičík
- Productions:
- FAMU – Academy of performing arts in Prague, Alkay, Magiclab
- Distribution:
- FAMU – Academy of performing arts in Prague
- Genres:
- Drama, Documentary, Tragedy
- Tags:
- Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Death, Relationships, Love, Sad, Poetic, Shame
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Locarno Film Festival, Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
- Awards:
- Magnesia Award for Best Student Film
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