Synopsis:
The protagonist is a Miller living in a watermill. He bakes daily bread and raises ducklings whom he wishes one day to set free. But on the field next to his home, hunters go to shoot birds.
- Director:
- Anu-Laura Tuttelberg
- Year:
- 2012
- Country:
- Estonia
- Running time:
- 7 min.
- Technique:
- Puppet Animation, Stop Motion Animation
- Original title:
- Kärbeste veski
- Production type:
- Student
- Producer:
- Anu-Laura Tuttelberg
- Animator:
- Anu-Laura Tuttelberg
- Music composer:
- Sander Poldsaar
- Sound designer:
- Horret Kuus (B6 STUDIO)
- Editors:
- Anu-Laura Tuttelberg, Sander Poldsaar, Olga Pärn, Priit Pärn
- Production:
- Eesti Kunstiakadeemia
- School:
- EKA – Estonian Academy of Arts
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
- Awards:
- Rojal Film Festival Latvia / 2015 / Silver Prize, Early Bird International Student Film Festival Bulgaria / 2013 / Best Animation, Backup Festival Germany / 2012 / Best Animated Film, Se-Ma-For Film Festival Poland / 2012 / Best Debut, Cutout Fest Mexico / 2012 / Special Mention
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