Synopsis:
A true animated film about invented islands. About a physical, imaginary, linguistic, political territory. About a real or dreamed country, or something in between. Archipelago is a feature film made of drawings and speeches, that tells and dreams a place and its inhabitants, to tell and dream a little of our world and times.
- Director:
- Félix Dufour-Laperrière
- Year:
- 2021
- Country:
- Canada
- Running time:
- 72 min.
- Technique:
- Other
- Original title:
- Archipel
- Production type:
- Professional
- Script writer:
- Félix Dufour-Laperrière
- Music composers:
- Stéphane Lafleur, Christophe Lamarche-Ledoux
- Sound designer:
- Olivier Calvert
- Editor:
- Félix Dufour-Laperrière
- Production:
- Embuscade Films
- Distribution:
- Miyu Distribution
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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