Synopsis:
An artistically simple yet poignant allegory on a very topical problem – people and the borderlines of their world. What is more important in human lives – defining your own space, or coexistence and collaboration with others? The film also shows how a simple cause can trigger a whirlwind of quarrels and conflicts that cannot be stopped easily.
- Director:
- Hanka Nováková
- Year:
- 2015
- Country:
- Czech Republic
- Running time:
- 5 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation
- Production type:
- Student
- Producers:
- Tomáš Šimon, Zuzana Kučerová
- Animator:
- Hanka Nováková
- Music composer:
- Dan Hasalík
- Sound designer:
- Hana Vyšínská
- Editor:
- Roman Tesáček
- Production:
- FAMU – Academy of performing arts in Prague
- Genre:
- Family
- Tag:
- Educational
- Audience:
- All audiences
- Website:
- famufilms.cz
- Festival selections:
- Anifilm – International Festival of Animated Films, International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima
- Submitted by:
- Eszter Gajdos
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