Synopsis:
Melancholic and minimalistic narration in the form of animation about the transience of being and the levity of the time, about the illusion of freedom and the loneliness of a little man in the sea of life.
- Director:
- Marharita Tsikhanovich
- Year:
- 2017
- Country:
- Czech Republic
- Running time:
- 4 min.
- Technique:
- Hand-drawn Animation, 2D Animation, Stop Motion Animation
- Production type:
- Student
- Producer:
- Marharita Tsikhanovich
- Animator:
- Marharita Tsikhanovich
- Script writer:
- Marharita Tsikhanovich
- Music composers:
- Trio Port Mone-Sea, Trio Port Mone
- Sound designer:
- Marharita Tsikhanovich
- Editor:
- Marharita Tsikhanovich
- Production:
- ZČU/FDULS
- Distribution:
- Vimeo
- Genres:
- Drama, Experimental, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Death, Time, Sad, Relationships, Poetic, Minimalist, Shame
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Anifilm 2017
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