Synopsis:
A lonesome xylophone player finds a viciously growing tumor under his arm. In his attempts to get rid of the tumor he discovers that it has some unconventional qualities.
- Director:
- Elli Vuorinen, Jasmiini Ottelin, Pinja Partanen
- Year:
- 2009
- Country:
- Estonia
- Running time:
- 8 min.
- Technique:
- Puppet Animation, Stop Motion Animation
- Production type:
- Student
- Producer:
- Eija Saarinen
- Animators:
- Pinja Partanen, Jasmiini Ottelin, Elli Vuorinen
- Script writers:
- Pinja Partanen, Jasmiini Ottelin, Elli Vuorinen
- Music composer:
- Eerikki Heurlin
- Sound designers:
- Tomi Lahtinen, Matti Lehtonen, Arto Lehtinen
- Editors:
- Pinja Partanen, Jasmiini Ottelin, Elli Vuorinen
- Production:
- Turku Arts Academy
- Distribution:
- Turku University of Applied Sciences Arts Academy
- School:
- Turku AMK – Arts Academy
- Genres:
- Drama, Experimental
- Tags:
- Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Relationships, Sad, Poetic, Surreal
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Anima Mundi - International Animation Festival of Brazil, Tampere Film Festival
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