Synopsis:
It’s calm and peaceful above the clouds. But chaos lurks in the distance and each night, it draws closer.
- Director:
- Florian Grolig
- Year:
- 2015
- Country:
- Germany
- Running time:
- 8 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation, 3D Animation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Florian Grolig
- Animator:
- Julian Vavrovsky
- Script writer:
- Florian Grolig
- Music composers:
- Thomas Höhl, Thomas Hoehl
- Sound designers:
- Christian Wittmoser, Tobias Boehm
- Production:
- Florian Grolig
- Distribution:
- Kurzfilm Sales
- Genres:
- Drama, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Surreal, Time, Hope, Poetic, Minimalist, Non-violent, Shame
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Berlinale, Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival
- Awards:
- German Short Film Award
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