Synopsis:
Lion and Bird break into an uninhabited villa to find out about the reason why it is not aging. Immediately they feel the power that keeps the villa alive.
- Director:
- Jan Koester
- Year:
- 2016
- Country:
- Germany
- Running time:
- 13 min.
- Technique:
- Mixed media, 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation
- Original title:
- Eine Villa mit Pinien
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Christine Haupt
- Script writer:
- Jan Koester
- Music composer:
- Ralf Hildenbeutel
- Sound designer:
- Michal Krajczok
- Editor:
- Jan Koester
- Production:
- Hauptfilm Produktion
- Distribution:
- aug&ohr medien
- Genres:
- Drama, Fantasy, Experimental
- Tags:
- Surreal, Festival Darlings, Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Relationships, Love, Poetic, Dreams, Shame
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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