Synopsis:
A curious traveler is looking for companionship. Along the way, it meets three strangers who are also searching for connections in their own different ways.
- Director:
- Valentina Stanislavskaia
- Year:
- 2015
- Country:
- United States
- Running time:
- 6 min.
- Technique:
- Stop Motion Animation, Puppet Animation, Mixed media
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Valentina Stanislavskaia
- Animator:
- Valentina Stanislavskaia
- Script writer:
- Valentina Stanislavskaia
- Music composer:
- Ilia Bis
- Sound designer:
- Ilia Bis
- Editor:
- Valentina Stanislavskaia
- Productions:
- Independent, Imaginary Edge
- Distribution:
- Vimeo
- Genres:
- Experimental, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Surreal, Identity, Transformation, Poetic, Animals
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- None, StopTrik International Film Festival
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