Synopsis:
Kili Pola’ is about a young butcher’s emotional upheavals during his first kill. It traces the psychological journey of the boy while learning the craft of killing from his father and how he feels after having practiced the job for the first time.
- Director:
- Rohit Asokan
- Year:
- 2015
- Country:
- India
- Running time:
- 2 min.
- Technique:
- Claymation, Stop Motion Animation
- Original title:
- Kili Pola
- Production type:
- Student
- Music composer:
- A Bhaskar Rao
- Sound designer:
- A Bhaskar Rao
- Genres:
- Drama, Tragedy, Horror, Experimental
- Tags:
- Trauma, Mental health, Death, Surreal, Identity, Festival Darlings, Sad
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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