Synopsis:
Every day, a father and his son jump with a parachute from their vertiginous cold house, attached to a cliff, to go to the village on the ground, far away where they sell the ice they produce daily.
- Director:
- João Gonzalez
- Year:
- 2022
- Country:
- Portugal, United Kingdom, France
- Running time:
- 14 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Bruno Caetano
- Animator:
- João Gonzalez
- Script writer:
- João Gonzalez
- Music composer:
- João Gonzalez
- Editor:
- João Gonzalez
- Productions:
- COLA Animation, Wildstream
- Distribution:
- AGENCIA – Portuguese Short Film Agency
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Cannes Film Festival, Film Fest Gent, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film, Fest Anča International Animation Festival, Palm Springs International ShortFest
- Awards:
- Annie Award / 2023 / Best Animated Short Subject
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