Synopsis:
When a young boy hides into a wall clock during playtime, his life shrinks into a single game of hide and seek. He becomes an old man with lots of memories of his childhood that manifest themselves in surreal scenes and tell a story about something which concerns every single one of us. Hide N Seek is Bára Halířová’s graduation film from the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.
- Director:
- Barbora Halířová
- Year:
- 2019
- Country:
- Czech Republic
- Running time:
- 7 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation
- Original title:
- Schovka
- Production type:
- Student
- Producers:
- Karolína Davidová, Zuzana Roháčová
- Animator:
- Barbora Halířová
- Music composer:
- Martin Klusák
- Sound designers:
- Barbora Krobová, Dominyka Adomaityté
- Editor:
- Lucie Navrátilová
- Production:
- FAMU – Academy of performing arts in Prague
- Genre:
- Family
- Tag:
- Relationships
- Audience:
- Adults
- Website:
- famufilms.cz
- Submitted by:
- Eszter Gajdos
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