Synopsis:
How do we best kill the mouse? Graduation film of Shadi Adib based on a novel by Sadeq Chubak with voices from Nick Cave, Andreas Hykade, David Bennett, Shaun Lawton and Jimmy Hibbert.
- Director:
- Shadi Adib
- Year:
- 2018
- Country:
- Germany
- Running time:
- 7 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation
- Production type:
- Student
- Producer:
- Stefan Michel
- Animators:
- Shadi Adib, Kim Liersch, Maïlis Colombié, Claire Matz, Benjamin Berrebi, Justine Thibault, James Molle
- Script writers:
- Simon Thummet, Shadi Adib
- Music composers:
- Veda Hille, Marius Kirsten
- Sound designer:
- Marc Fragstein
- Editors:
- Luis Schöffend, Luis Schoeffend
- Productions:
- Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Animationsinstitut
- Distributions:
- Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Fabian & Fred
- School:
- Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
- Genres:
- Drama, Experimental, Tragicomedy
- Tags:
- Surreal, Festival Darlings, Identity, Transformation, Humor, Poetic, Shame
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Caligari Award 2015
- Awards:
- Caligari Award 2015
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