Synopsis:
In his everyday life, an elevator boy is confronted with the loneliness and the “up and down” of his service. When he tries to attract the attention of his guests, he makes a very different, gloomy encounter with himself.
- Director:
- Kilian Vilim, Vilim Kilian
- Year:
- 2017
- Country:
- Switzerland
- Running time:
- 5 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation
- Production type:
- Student
- Producer:
- Gerd Gockell
- Animators:
- Kilian Vilim, Etienne Mory, Fela Bellotto, Aira Joana
- Script writer:
- Kilian Vilim
- Music composer:
- Raffael Pochanke
- Sound designers:
- Frederic Siegel, Thomas Gassmann
- Editor:
- Kilian Vilim
- Production:
- Hochschule Luzern – Design & Kunst
- Distribution:
- Hochschule Luzern
- School:
- Hochschule Luzern
- Genres:
- Drama, Comedy, Abstract, Experimental, Tragicomedy
- Tags:
- Surreal, Festival Darlings, Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Humor, Poetic, Transformation, Dreams, Shame
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Fantoche International Animation Film Festival, Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
- Awards:
- Best Swiss Animation Film (Fantoche)
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