Synopsis:
The experiences and thoughts of puppeteers and two animation students about how the dead material comes alive.
- Director:
- Bettina Boros, Brigitta Boros
- Year:
- 2018
- Country:
- Hungary
- Running time:
- 4 min.
- Technique:
- Puppet Animation, Stop Motion Animation, Mixed media
- Original title:
- Élő anyag
- Production type:
- Student
- Producer:
- Tamás Patrovits
- Animators:
- Bettina Boros, Brigitta Boros
- Script writers:
- Bettina Boros, Brigitta Boros
- Music composer:
- Andor Sperling
- Sound designer:
- Rudolf Várhegyi
- Editor:
- Péter Vácz
- Production:
- Primanima Kft.
- School:
- Illyés Art Academy
- Genres:
- Documentary, Experimental, Making of
- Tags:
- Poetic, Identity, Relationships, Nature, Transformation, Mental health, Surreal, Festival Darlings, Making of
- Audience:
- 13+
- Festival selections:
- Primanima World Festival of First Animations
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