Synopsis:
By all accounts, it was a bad day to punch a clown in the head.
- Director:
- Lanzhu Jian, Einar Baldvin
- Year:
- 2011
- Country:
- United States, Iceland
- Running time:
- 2 min.
- Technique:
- Hand-drawn Animation, 2D Animation
- Production type:
- Student
- Producer:
- Lanzhu Jian
- Animators:
- Lanzhu Jian, Einar Baldvin
- Script writer:
- Lanzhu Jian
- Music composer:
- Lanzhu Jian
- Sound designers:
- Lanzhu Jian, Einar Baldvin
- Editor:
- Lanzhu Jian
- Production:
- USC School of Cinematic Arts
- Distribution:
- Vimeo
- Genres:
- Experimental, Abstract
- Tags:
- Surreal, Identity, Death, Humor, Transformation, Festival Darlings
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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