Synopsis:
A girl who was hurt as a child keeps the memory of it alive. Having lacked love and empathy from her father in the past, she is not able to share her feelings with him. She can’t get rid of the painful memories taking her back to the day when she brought home a dead little bird and her father gave…
- Director:
- Daria Kashcheeva
- Year:
- 2019
- Country:
- Czech Republic
- Running time:
- 15 min.
- Technique:
- Stop Motion Animation, Puppet Animation
- Original title:
- Dcera
- Production type:
- Student
- Producers:
- Zuzana Křivková, Martin Vandas
- Animator:
- Daria Kashcheeva
- Script writer:
- Daria Kashcheeva
- Music composer:
- Petr Vrba
- Sound designers:
- Miroslav Chaloupka, Daria Kashcheeva
- Editor:
- Alexander Kashcheev
- Productions:
- FAMU – Academy of performing arts in Prague, MAUR film
- Distribution:
- Miyu Distribution
- Audience:
- All audiences
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
- Awards:
- Annecy International Animated Film Festival / 2019 / Best Student Film
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