Synopsis:
A dirty lake bursts its banks and begins to flood the town. At last there’s a good reason to keep the son at home. But in isolation, nightmarish associations start to mix with reality.
- Director:
- Malte Stein
- Year:
- 2018
- Country:
- Germany
- Running time:
- 10 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation
- Original title:
- Flut
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Malte Stein
- Animator:
- Malte Stein
- Script writer:
- Malte Stein
- Music composers:
- Mauro Marzo, Malte Stein
- Sound designers:
- Malte Stein, Michał Krajczok
- Editor:
- Malte Stein
- Production:
- Malte Stein
- Genres:
- Drama, Tragedy, Abstract, Experimental
- Tags:
- Surreal, Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Death, Relationships, Shame, Festival Darlings
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Berlinale, Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
- Awards:
- Best German Animation Film at Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film
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