Synopsis:
Personal stories fuse together as man and bird in a cinematic commentary on immigration.
- Director:
- Daphna Awadish
- Year:
- 2018
- Running time:
- 9 min.
- Technique:
- Hand-drawn Animation, Mixed media, Other
- Production type:
- Student
- Producer:
- Daphna Awadish
- Animator:
- Daphna Awadish
- Script writer:
- Daphna Awadish
- Music composer:
- Ady Cohen
- Sound designers:
- Erez Eyni Shavit, Erez Eyni
- Editor:
- Daphna Awadish
- Production:
- Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design
- Distribution:
- Vimeo
- Genres:
- Documentary, Drama, Family
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Zagreb World Festival of Animated Film
- Awards:
- Best Student Film at Ottawa International Animation Festival, Best Animation at various international film festivals
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