Synopsis:
Over the course of these two stop-motion films, made by Karen Yasinsky in 1999, a woman—with the help of a pair of ruby-red slippers—delves into her fantasies and confronts good and evil before returning safely to the reality of her life.
- Director:
- Karen Yasinsky
- Year:
- 1999
- Country:
- United States
- Running time:
- 6 min.
- Technique:
- Stop Motion Animation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Script writer:
- L. Frank Baum
- Sound designer:
- Winston Rice
- Genre:
- Drama
- Tag:
- Surreal
- Audience:
- Adults
- Language:
- English
- Website:
- www.instagram.com
- Submitted by:
- Ivona Barbaričová
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