Synopsis:
Natural environment of Argentina. Hybrids composed of discarded refuse, insect wings, bones, hair and plant particles germinate within the nooks and crannies of rocks, tree hollows and cactus beds.
- Director:
- Nikki Schuster
- Year:
- 2013
- Running time:
- 8 min.
- Technique:
- Stop Motion Animation, Mixed media, Motion Graphics
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Nikki Schuster
- Animator:
- Nikki Schuster
- Script writer:
- Nikki Schuster
- Music composers:
- Billy Roisz, Sebastian Müller
- Sound designer:
- Nikki Schuster
- Editor:
- Sebastian Müller
- Productions:
- Nikki Schuster, FiesFilm
- Distribution:
- Sixpack Film
- Genres:
- Experimental, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Surreal, Sustainability, Identity, Death, Nature, Poetic, Transformation, Climate crisis
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Berlinale, Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Melbourne International Animation Festival, StopTrik International Film Festival
- Awards:
- Diagonale Prize for Best Innovative Film
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