Synopsis:
Rob takes a drag on a neighbor’s crack pipe, his bills start piling up and one day, a letter arrives: his house is going to be repossessed. He packs a tent, gets on his bike and starts cycling.
- Director:
- Sophia Twigt
- Year:
- 2020
- Country:
- Netherlands
- Running time:
- 6 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation
- Original title:
- Niet thuis – Rob
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producers:
- de Volkskrant, Argos, Sophia Twigt
- Animator:
- Sophia Twigt
- Script writers:
- Joline Cramer, Simone Eleveld, Sophia Twigt
- Music composer:
- Vincent Twigt
- Sound designer:
- Vincent Twigt
- Editors:
- Joline Cramer, Simone Eleveld
- Productions:
- de Volkskrant, Argos, Volkskrant
- Distribution:
- Vimeo
- Genres:
- Drama, Documentary, Tragicomedy
- Tags:
- Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Religion, Relationships, Sad, Poetic, Shame
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Anifilm – International Festival of Animated Films
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