Synopsis:
The name of the film is taken from the book “Liquid Love” by the sociologist Zygmunt Bauman. The film investigates the tension and the pendulum swing between freedom and belonging. An attempt to express two opposing worlds trying to co-exist, where one will always overcome the other in a constant, endless tension.
- Director:
- Noam Paul
- Year:
- 2020
- Country:
- Israel
- Running time:
- 3 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation
- Original title:
- החתירה לחופש והכמיהה לשייכות
- Production type:
- Student
- Producer:
- Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
- Animators:
- Noam Paul, Ronalee Israel, Daniel Makmal, Nitzen Weiner, Sapir Danan, Nitzan Weiner
- Script writer:
- Noam Paul
- Sound designer:
- Avraham Kober
- Editor:
- Noam Paul
- Production:
- Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
- Genres:
- Drama, Experimental, Abstract
- Tags:
- Identity, Relationships, Surreal, Poetic, Transformation, Minimalist, Shame
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Anifilm – International Festival of Animated Films
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