Synopsis:
Grandpa and grandson street sellers sell stars in a town near the shore. One night, they run out of stars…
- Director:
- Han Zhang
- Year:
- 2020
- Country:
- United States
- Running time:
- 5 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation
- Production type:
- Student
- Producer:
- Han Zhang
- Animator:
- Han Zhang
- Script writer:
- Han Zhang
- Music composer:
- I-Chen Su
- Sound designer:
- Han Zhang
- Editor:
- Han Zhang
- Production:
- Academy of Art University
- Distribution:
- Vimeo
- School:
- Academy of Art San Francisco
- Audience:
- 4+
- Festival selections:
- None, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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