The Man Without a Shadow

2004 Adults 10 min

Synopsis:

Why bother dragging around one’s shadow? A man agrees to a pact with a magician and swaps his shadow for riches. He soon discovers that the absence of a shadow can be a humiliating handicap. After fleeing to the far corners of the earth, he ends up in Bali, in a theatre of shadow puppets, where he discovers the true worth of shadows.

Year:
2004
Country:
Switzerland, Canada
Running time:
10 min.
Technique:
2D Animation, Other
Original title:
L'homme sans ombre
Production type:
Professional
Music composer:
Judith Gruber-Stitzer
Sound designers:
Olivier Calvert, Serge Boivin
Audience:
Adults
Festival selections:
Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film