Synopsis:
A freak grotesque about hand puppets.
- Director:
- Martin Máj
- Year:
- 2014
- Country:
- Czech Republic
- Running time:
- 6 min.
- Technique:
- Puppet Animation, Stop Motion Animation, Pixilation, Mixed media
- Original title:
- Punch a Judy
- Production type:
- Student
- Producers:
- Klára Žaloudková, Zuzana Kučerová
- Animators:
- Karel Czech, Martin Máj
- Script writer:
- Martin Máj
- Music composer:
- Jindřich Čížek
- Sound designer:
- Jan Balcar
- Editor:
- Darina Moravčíková
- Production:
- FAMU – Academy of performing arts in Prague
- Distribution:
- FAMU – Academy of performing arts in Prague
- Genres:
- Drama, Experimental, Horror
- Tags:
- Trauma, Identity, Mental health, Relationships, Surreal, Festival Darlings
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Anifilm, Anifest, Zlín Film Festival, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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