Synopsis:
Parents often push their children to follow their steps. In this case, the father’s obsession with rally turns the kid into a car tire. Loosely inspired by the director’s childhood, Sierra takes us into the surreal car racing world.
- Director:
- Sander Joon
- Year:
- 2022
- Country:
- Estonia
- Running time:
- 16 min.
- Technique:
- 3D Animation, Stop Motion Animation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producers:
- Erik Heinsalu, Aurelia Aasa
- Animators:
- Heikki Joon, Henri Veermäe, Valya Paneva, Teresa Baroet, Sander Joon
- Music composer:
- Misha Panfilov
- Sound designer:
- Matis Rei
- Productions:
- BOP! Animation, AAA Creative
- Distributions:
- Square Eyes, New Europe Film Sale
- Genre:
- Drama
- Tag:
- Surreal
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Palm Springs International ShortFest, San Francisco International Film Festival, AFI Fest, Cinekid Festival Amsterdam, Animateka International Animated Film Festival, Filmfest Dresden, Ottawa International Animation Festival
- Awards:
- Palm Spings International ShortFest / 2022 / Best Short of the Festival, San Francisco International Film Festival / 2022 / Best Animated Short, AFI Fest / 2022 / Grand Jury Prize for Animated Short, Cinekid Festival / 2022 / Best International Animated Short, Animateka / 2022 / Jury Grand Prix, Fredrikstad Animation Festival / 2022 / Grand Prix Award, Cinema Jove / 2022 / Best Short, Filmfest Dresden / 2022 / Arte Short Film Prize, Ottawa International Animation Festival / 2022 / Wacom Public Prize
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