Synopsis:
A toy Chiva bus sets off on a journey across Colombia – a mini magical realism travelogue.
- Director:
- Nikolay Moustakov
- Year:
- 2019
- Running time:
- 3 min.
- Technique:
- Stop Motion Animation, Pixilation
- Original title:
- El Diario de una chiva
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producers:
- Nikolay Moustakov, Gregg Bleakney
- Animator:
- Nikolay Moustakov
- Script writer:
- Nikolay Moustakov
- Music composer:
- Ondatropica
- Sound designer:
- Daniel Murcia
- Editor:
- Nikolay Moustakov
- Genres:
- Adventure, Experimental
- Audience:
- 4+
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb 2019, Golden Kuker Sofia 2019, FCM-PNR Festival de Cine de Madrid 2019, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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