Synopsis:
A short film about a parasite, living in a dog’s corpse. In ugly world of landfill, he searches for a soulmate, but nobody can see through its shell. The desire for friendship brings him to the edge of death. Only love can give him wings.
- Director:
- Bára Anna Stejskalová
- Year:
- 2020
- Country:
- Czech Republic
- Running time:
- 12 min.
- Technique:
- Stop Motion Animation, Puppet Animation
- Original title:
- Jsme si o smrt blíž
- Production type:
- Student
- Producers:
- Jakub Košťál, Vratislav Šlajer
- Animator:
- Bára Anna Stejskalová
- Script writer:
- Bára Anna Stejskalová
- Music composers:
- Daniel Patras, Miroslav Chaloupka
- Sound designer:
- Miroslav Chaloupka
- Editor:
- Ilona Malá
- Production:
- Bionaut Films
- Genres:
- Drama, Tragedy, Sci-Fi, Experimental
- Tags:
- Surreal, Festival Darlings, Death, Hope, Sad, Relationships, Love, Nature, Animals, Poetic, Transformation, Climate crisis
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Anifilm – International Festival of Animated Films
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