Synopsis:
Moments of lost self-control.
- Director:
- Anna Mantzaris
- Year:
- 2018
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Running time:
- 2 min.
- Technique:
- Stop Motion Animation, Puppet Animation
- Production type:
- Student
- Animators:
- Anna Mantzaris, Marcos Valin
- Music composer:
- Phil Brookes
- Sound designer:
- André Parklind
- School:
- Royal College of Art London
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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