Synopsis:
a call and response
- Director:
- Steven Subotnick
- Year:
- 2019
- Country:
- United States
- Running time:
- 3 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation, Stop Motion Animation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Steven Subotnick
- Animator:
- Steven Subotnick
- Script writer:
- Steven Subotnick
- Music composer:
- Steven Subotnick
- Sound designer:
- Steven Subotnick
- Editor:
- Steven Subotnick
- Production:
- Steven Subotnick
- Distribution:
- Vimeo
- Genres:
- Abstract, Experimental, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Surreal, Minimalist, Poetic, Transformation, Time
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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