Synopsis:
Black Screen. A door opens. Light from the inside illuminates the silhouette of a man. He enters an empty, run-down room with yellowed wallpaper. The view outside the single window reveals a sparse tree in front of a desolate city. Suddenly the door closes shut barring the only way out.
- Director:
- Mirjam Baker, Michael Kren, Mike Kren, Mirjam Beker
- Year:
- 2011
- Country:
- Austria
- Running time:
- 6 min.
- Technique:
- Puppet Animation, Stop Motion Animation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producers:
- Mirjam Baker, Michael Kren
- Animators:
- Mirjam Baker, Michael Kren, Mike Kren
- Script writers:
- Mirjam Baker, Michael Kren, Mike Kren
- Sound designer:
- Matthias Ermert
- Editors:
- Michael Kren, Mike Kren
- Production:
- Baker/Kren
- Genres:
- Drama, Experimental
- Tags:
- Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Sad, Poetic, Transformation, Shame
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Vienna Independent Shorts, Tricky Women Animation Festival, StopTrik International Film Festival
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