Synopsis:
A man comes home and wants to go to bed. A bunch of noisy roommates. A crowded city in southern China.
- Director:
- Houzhi Huang, Mandimby Lebon, Mikolaj Janiw, Nathan Crabot, Théo Tran Ngoc, Yuanqing Cai
- Year:
- 2020
- Country:
- France
- Running time:
- 5 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation
- Production type:
- Student
- Producer:
- Moïra MARGUIN
- Animators:
- Houzhi Huang, Mandimby Lebon, Mikolaj Janiw, Nathan Crabot, Théo Tran Ngoc, Yuanqing Cai
- Music composer:
- Arthur DAIRAINE ANDRIANAIVO
- Sound designer:
- Mathieu TIGER
- Production:
- GOBELINS
- Distribution:
- Miyu Distribution
- Genres:
- Drama, Experimental
- Tags:
- Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Relationships, Surreal, Festival Darlings, Sad, Transformation
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Anifilm – International Festival of Animated Films, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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