Synopsis:
A father and daughter maintain their bond despite living in different countries through an imaginative nightly ritual where she suggests a title and he creates short animated films starring her as the hero.
- Director:
- Michel Gondry
- Year:
- 2024
- Country:
- France
- Running time:
- 61 min.
- Technique:
- Stop Motion Animation, Cut-Out Animation
- Original title:
- Maya, donne-moi un titre
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Georges Bermann
- Animator:
- Michel Gondry
- Script writer:
- Michel Gondry
- Music composers:
- Eric Debegue, Frédéric Junqua
- Sound designer:
- Robin Bouët
- Editors:
- J. Logan Alexander, Elise Fievet, Jake Schwartz
- Production:
- Partizan Films
- Genre:
- Family
- Tags:
- Relationships, Mental health
- Audience:
- All audiences
- Festival selections:
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival
- Awards:
- Berlin International Film Festival /2025/ Best Film in the Generation Kplus section, Annecy International Animation Film Festival /2025/ Honorary Cristal award
- Submitted by:
- Ivona Barbaričová
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