The Wellspring and the Tower

2020 Adults 8 min

Synopsis:

When the wellspring that sustains the ecosystem dries out, its cry for help triggers a process which uses all of the world’s resources to build a tower. This seems to have a destructive effect on the environment, but the tower has only one purpose: to resurrect the wellspring.

Director:
Melinda Kádár
Year:
2020
Country:
Hungary
Running time:
8 min.
Technique:
2D Animation
Original title:
Forrás és a torony
Production type:
Student
Producer:
József Fülöp
Animator:
Melinda Kádár
Script writer:
Melinda Kádár
Music composer:
József Iszlai
Sound designer:
József Iszlai
Editor:
Judit Czakó
Audience:
Adults
Festival selections:
Fantoche International Animation Film Festival, Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film, Ottawa International Animation Festival
Awards:
LIAF Audience Award, Sweaty Eyeballs festival Eyepopper Prize for Best Experimental Animation