Synopsis:
On a dark stormy night, the villagers talk about the weird things that happened recently. They decide to kill the night fright. However, nobody knows if there’s any truth to the rumours of its appearance.
- Director:
- Lipin Yen, Chien Ju Hung, Wen Chen Yu
- Year:
- 2016
- Country:
- Taiwan
- Running time:
- 4 min.
- Technique:
- Claymation, Puppet Animation
- Original title:
- 黑狗精
- Production type:
- Student
- Animators:
- Lipin Yen, Chien Ju Hung, Wen Chen Yu
- Script writers:
- Lipin Yen, Chien Ju Hung, Wen Chen Yu
- Music composer:
- Kevin Macleod
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- StopTrik International Film Festival
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