Synopsis:
Over the years French collector Thomas Sauvin built an archive of more than half a million 35mm negatives, depicting the capital and the life of her inhabitants over the last thirty years. From 2011 to 2012 Lei Lei selected over 3000 photos to create the animation, a epic portrait of anonymous humanity.
- Director:
- Lei Lei, Thomas Sauvin
- Year:
- 2016
- Country:
- China
- Running time:
- 6 min.
- Technique:
- Mixed media, Other
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producers:
- Lei Lei, Thomas Sauvin
- Animators:
- Lei Lei, Thomas Sauvin
- Script writers:
- Lei Lei, Thomas Sauvin
- Music composers:
- Zafka, Zhang Zafka
- Sound designer:
- Zafka
- Editors:
- Lei Lei, Thomas Sauvin
- Production:
- Beijing Silvermine
- Distribution:
- Vimeo
- Genres:
- Documentary, Experimental, Non-narrative, Making of
- Tags:
- Time, Identity, Poetic, Transformation, Memory, Festival Darlings
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Holland Animation Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam, StopTrik International Film Festival
- Awards:
- Best Experimental Short Film at Holland Animation Film Festival
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