Synopsis:
A nice old lady is living a lonesome life, filled with small rituals and melancholic memories about some better days. Still, there’s something strange about her… The power of denial and fear of change keep the old lady trapped in her worst nightmares until suddenly a long-kept secret emerges and the old lady can’t escape it anymore.
- Director:
- Veljko Popović
- Year:
- 2011
- Country:
- Croatia
- Running time:
- 10 min.
- Technique:
- 3D Animation, Mixed media
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producers:
- Vanja Andrijević, Vinko Brešan
- Animators:
- Marin Kovačić, Ciro Mihanović, Ognjen Tutek
- Script writer:
- Veljko Popović
- Music composers:
- Willem Milicevic, Ivan Arnold, Willem Miličević
- Sound designers:
- Natko Stipanicev, Natko Stipaničev
- Editors:
- Iva Kraljevic, Iva Kraljević
- Productions:
- Bonobostudio, Zagreb Film
- Distribution:
- Bonobo Films
- Genres:
- Drama, Tragedy, Experimental
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Hiroshima International Animation Festival, Zagreb Film Festival, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
- Awards:
- Best Animated Film at Days of Croatian Film
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