Synopsis:
Following the end of a stormy love affair, Expressionist artist Oskar Kokoschka enlists in the First World War. After suffering serious injuries in battle, he experiences a series of memories and visions as medics transport him through the forests of the Russian front. Playful and imaginative, I’m OK explores the wounds of heartbreak and trauma.
- Director:
- Elizabeth Hobbs, Elisabeth Hobbs
- Year:
- 2018
- Country:
- United Kingdom, Canada
- Running time:
- 6 min.
- Technique:
- Hand-drawn Animation, Mixed media, Stop Motion Animation, Other
- Original title:
- I'm OK
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producers:
- Abigail Addison, Elizabeth Hobbs, Jelena Popovic
- Animator:
- Elizabeth Hobbs
- Script writer:
- Elizabeth Hobbs
- Music composer:
- Christoph Willibald von Gluck
- Sound designer:
- Sacha Ratcliffe
- Editors:
- Elizabeth Hobbs, Yannick Carrier
- Productions:
- Animate Projects, National Film Board of Canada
- Distribution:
- National Film Board of Canada
- Genres:
- Drama, Bio-pic, Experimental, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Love, War, Poetic, Surreal, Festival Darlings
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
- Awards:
- BAFTA Award for Best British Short Animation
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