Synopsis:
This is a film about identity loss in the totalitarian world of computer technology. In a meeting between a human and an artificial being, we can witness the creation of biomorphic reality.
- Director:
- Branko Farac
- Year:
- 2011
- Country:
- Croatia
- Running time:
- 7 min.
- Technique:
- 3D Animation, Mixed media, 2D Animation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producers:
- Igor Grubić, Vinko Brešan
- Animators:
- Martina Meštrović, Marko Meštrović
- Script writer:
- Branko Farac
- Music composer:
- Boris Wagner
- Sound designer:
- Boris Wagner
- Editor:
- Branko Farac
- Productions:
- Kreativni sindikat, Zagreb Film
- Distribution:
- Zagreb Film
- Genres:
- Drama, Experimental, Abstract, Sci-Fi
- Tags:
- Surreal, Identity, Transformation, Dreams, Technology and society, Relationships, Body Image, Poetic
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb
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