Synopsis:
An animated children’s film about tolerance towards strangers. The proverbial “black sheep” is mobbed out of the herd, but only the courageous outsider can save the herd from great disaster.
- Director:
- Jesús Pérez, Gerd Gockell
- Year:
- 2020
- Country:
- Switzerland, Germany
- Running time:
- 5 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation, Stop Motion Animation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Gerd Gockell
- Animator:
- Jesús Pérez
- Script writer:
- Gerd Gockell
- Music composer:
- David Hohl
- Sound designers:
- Thomas Gassmann, Dieter Hebben
- Distribution:
- MAGNETFILM
- Genres:
- Comedy, Experimental, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Humor, Animals, Surreal, Festival Darlings, Non-violent
- Audience:
- 7+
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