Synopsis:
Which image is real - the one staring at us from the mirror or the one standing in front of it? In hallways filled with illusions, a simulacrum behind the looking glass, he is trying to find out if he is looking at a stranger or a hidden part of himself.
- Director:
- Ivana Bošnjak, Thomas Johnson
- Year:
- 2014
- Country:
- Croatia
- Running time:
- 9 min.
- Technique:
- Stop Motion Animation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Vanja Andrijević
- Animators:
- Ivana Bošnjak, Thomas Johnson
- Script writers:
- Ivana Bošnjak, Thomas Johnson
- Music composer:
- Hrvoje Štefotić
- Sound designer:
- Hrvoje Štefotić
- Editor:
- Iva Kraljević
- Production:
- Bonobostudio
- Distribution:
- Bonobostudio
- Genre:
- Drama
- Tags:
- Identity, Body Image, Mental health
- Audience:
- Adults
- Website:
- bonobostudio.hr
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film, Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Concorto Film Festival, Encounters Film Festival, StopTrik International Film Festival, DOK Leipzig, Leeds International Film Festival, Cinanima International Animated Film Festival, ZINEBI – International Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao, International Film Festival Etiuda&Anima, Animateka International Animated Film Festival, Tehran International Short Film Festival, Filmfest Dresden, Huesca International Film Festival, Fest Anča International Animation Festival, "Aspen Shortsfest, Colorado", Trieste Film Festival
- Awards:
- Days of Croatian Film / 2014 / Best Animated Film, Tabor Film Festival / 2014 / Special Mention, Anibar International Animation Festival / 2014 / Special Mention, StopTrik International Film Festival / 2014 / Grand Prix, Balkanima European Animated Film Festival / 2014 / Best Regional Film, Sedicicorto International Film Festival / 2014 / Best Animated Film, Brazil Stop Motion International Film Festival / 2014 / Best Stop Motion up to 10 Minutes, Brazil Stop Motion International Film Festival / 2014 / Best Photography, ASIFA Award / 2015 / Best Professional Animated Film
- Submitted by:
- Eszter Gajdos
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