Synopsis:
Follow a crow’s flight into the city of Johannesburg. A music video done with sand animation and silhouettes inspired by the Afrikaans poem ‘By alle skone dinge’ (To all things beautiful).
- Director:
- Naomi van Niekerk
- Year:
- 2015
- Country:
- South Africa
- Running time:
- 3 min.
- Technique:
- Sand Animation
- Original title:
- Naomi van Niekerk - By alle skone dinge
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Naomi van Niekerk
- Animator:
- Naomi van Niekerk
- Script writer:
- N.P. van Wyk Louw
- Music composer:
- Arnaud van Vliet
- Sound designer:
- Arnaud van Vliet
- Editor:
- Naomi van Niekerk
- Productions:
- Dryfsand Films, Naomi van Niekerk
- Distribution:
- Dryfsand Films
- Genres:
- Experimental, Drama, Non-narrative
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Hiroshima International Animation Festival, Encounters South African International Documentary Festival, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
- Awards:
- Best Short Film at the South African Film and Television Awards
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