Synopsis:
A little girl plagued by her fears and imagination is developing techniques in order to manage her daily life: magical thinking, avoidance. Could reaching out to the others be the solution?
- Director:
- Patricia Sourdes
- Year:
- 2011
- Country:
- France
- Running time:
- 5 min.
- Technique:
- Puppet Animation, Stop Motion Animation
- Original title:
- Apeuree
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Xavier Julliot
- Animator:
- Patricia Sourdes
- Script writer:
- Patricia Sourdes
- Music composer:
- Aidan Smith
- Sound designers:
- Charles Seguy, Florian Gerinte
- Editor:
- Elise Lobry
- Production:
- La Fabrique
- Genres:
- Drama, Experimental
- Tags:
- Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Poetic, Transformation, Shame
- Audience:
- 13+
- Festival selections:
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival, StopTrik International Film Festival
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