Synopsis:
While smoking on the balcony, the citizen Stork is struck by a moment of clarity, in which he realises that he is not a person, but rather a bird. At the same time, a Man and Woman are eating lunch. When a cuckoo jumps out of the clock, the man leaves the apartment in a hurry. The woman and the Stork meet…
- Director:
- Morten Tšinakov, Lucija Mrzljak
- Year:
- 2020
- Country:
- Estonia
- Running time:
- 16 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation
- Original title:
- Toonekurg
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Kalev Tamm
- Animators:
- Tarmo Vaarmets, Morten Tšinakov, Lucija Mrzljak
- Script writer:
- Morten Tšinakov
- Music composer:
- Morten Tšinakov
- Sound designers:
- Horret Kuus, B6 Studios
- Editors:
- Morten Tšinakov, Lucija Mrzljak
- Production:
- Eesti Joonisfilm
- Distribution:
- Eesti Joonisfilm
- Genres:
- Drama, Experimental, Tragicomedy
- Tags:
- Relationships, Surreal, Identity, Time, Festival Darlings, Poetic, Minimalist
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival, PÖFF Shorts, Zagreb Film Festival, Anifilm – International Festival of Animated Films, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
- Awards:
- Estonian Film and Television Award for Best Animation Film
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