Synopsis:
In a deliberately simple style, German filmmaker Andreas Hykade asks an important question: what does absolute power do to us? A short film about two peaceful sheep and a dog on the warpath.
- Director:
- Andreas Hykade
- Year:
- 2022
- Country:
- Germany
- Running time:
- 1 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Thomas Meyer-Hermann
- Script writers:
- Andreas Hykade, Angela Steffen
- Music composer:
- Heiko Maile
- Sound designer:
- Heiko Maile
- Production:
- Studio FILM BILDER
- Genres:
- Comedy, Experimental, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- War, Humor, Animals, Relationships, Transformation, Minimalist, Surreal
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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