Synopsis:
During a PowerPoint presentation, statistical diagrams are breaking free from the strait-jacket of their coordinates. A trip into the sensual world of statistics begins. Pie charts are melting, arrow diagrams twisting, scatter plots, bar graphs and stock market curves join in a collective climax.
- Director:
- Maja Gehrig
- Year:
- 2019
- Country:
- Switzerland
- Running time:
- 7 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Motion Graphics, Mixed media
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Olivier Zobrist
- Animator:
- Maja Gehrig
- Script writer:
- Maja Gehrig
- Music composer:
- Joy Frempong
- Sound designer:
- Peter Bräker
- Productions:
- Langfilm – Bernard Lang AG, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen SRF
- Distribution:
- Miyu Distribution
- Genres:
- Documentary, Experimental, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Educational, Technology and society, Time, Identity, Surreal, Political
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Uppsala Short Film Festival, Riga International Film Festival, Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia, Fest Anča International Animation Festival, Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Krakow Film Festival, VIENNA SHORTS - International Short Film Festival, Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film, Interfilm International Short Film Festival Berlin, DOK Leipzig, Anifilm – International Festival of Animated Films, Athens International Film and Video Festival
- Awards:
- Monstra Lisboa Animated Film Festival / 2021 / Best Experimental Short Film, Athens International Film and Video Festival / 2021 / Short Animation Award 2021, Fantoche Internationales Festival für Animationsfilm / 2020 / Swiss Youth Award 2020, International Animation Film Festival Animateka / 2020 / Jury Grand Prix 2020, International Animation Festival ANIFILM Trebon / 2020 / Mention Spéciale du Jury, REGARD - Festival International du Film Court au Saguenay / 2020 / Mention spéciale — Meilleur film d'animation, Swiss Film Award / 2020 / Best Animation Film
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