Synopsis:
For years now, the kiosk has been Olga‘s little home simply because her sweet tooth and monotonous life has made her bigger than the exit. To distract herself, she reads travel magazines and dreams of being far away. An absurd incident starts the beginning of her journey.
- Director:
- Anete Melece
- Year:
- 2013
- Country:
- Latvia, Switzerland
- Running time:
- 7 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation, Cut-Out Animation
- Production type:
- Student
- Producer:
- Saskia von Virág
- Animators:
- Stefan Holaus, Anete Melece
- Script writer:
- Anete Melece
- Music composer:
- Ephrem Lüchinger
- Sound designer:
- Christof Steinmann
- Editors:
- Fee Liechti, Anete Melece
- Productions:
- Virage Film, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, HSLU Design & Kunst, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen SRF
- Distribution:
- Virage Film
- School:
- Hochschule Luzern
- Genres:
- Tragicomedy, Experimental
- Tags:
- Body Image, Surreal, Festival Darlings, Identity, Relationships, Humor, Poetic, Transformation, Dreams, Sad, Hope
- Audience:
- 10+
- Festival selections:
- Locarno Film Festival, Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Zagreb World Festival of Animated Film, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
- Awards:
- Swiss Film Award for Best Animation, Audience Award at various festivals
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