Synopsis:
Filip lives in a poor neighbourhood. He dreams of writer’s glory and luxurious lifestyle in a more prosperous part of town. One day Filip gets a knock on the door. His neighbour Tereza, an older prostitute that Filip tries to avoid by all means, asks him to write a letter for her fiancé. Filip agrees. And it would all end up fine if a week later Tereza would not show up at his doorstep again, asking him to write an answer to the previous letter. Based on the short story “Her Lover” by Maksim Gorky.
- Director:
- Špela Čadež, Spela Cadez
- Year:
- 2013
- Running time:
- 12 min.
- Technique:
- Puppet Animation, Stop Motion Animation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producers:
- Tina Smreker, Špela Čadež
- Animators:
- Leon Vidmar, Špela Čadež, Brina Vogelnik, Oliver Throm
- Script writers:
- Gregor Zorc, Špela Čadež
- Music composer:
- Tomaž Grom
- Sound designer:
- Johanna Herr
- Editor:
- Thomas Schmidl
- Productions:
- No History, Hupe Film
- Genres:
- Drama, Tragicomedy
- Tags:
- Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Relationships, Love, Poetic, Slow, Shame
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Hiroshima International Animation Festival, Animafest Zagreb, StopTrik International Film Festival
- Awards:
- Grand Prix at Animafest Zagreb, Special Jury Award at Hiroshima International Animation Festival
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