Synopsis:
Dog in the land where the good life takes you. – Brian Smee
- Director:
- Brian Smee
- Year:
- 2016
- Country:
- United States
- Running time:
- 4 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation, Mixed media
- Production type:
- Student
- Producer:
- Brian Smee
- Animators:
- Brian Smee, Isabelle Aspin
- Script writer:
- Brian Smee
- Music composers:
- Josh Shaffner, Daniel Eaton
- Sound designer:
- Daniel Eaton
- Editor:
- Brian Smee
- Production:
- CalArts – California Institute for the Arts
- Distribution:
- Vimeo
- Genres:
- Experimental, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Surreal, Festival Darlings, Identity, Animals, Humor, Poetic, Dreams, Transformation
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
- Awards:
- Best Experimental Short - Ottawa International Animation Festival
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