Synopsis:
In a room, there are four people.
- Director:
- Cassie Shao
- Year:
- 2019
- Country:
- United States, China
- Running time:
- 7 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation, Mixed media
- Production type:
- Student
- Producer:
- Cassie Shao
- Animator:
- Cassie Shao
- Script writer:
- Cassie Shao
- Music composers:
- Daniel Blanck, Robert Wolf
- Sound designer:
- Katie Gately
- Editor:
- Cassie Shao
- Production:
- USC Cinematic Arts
- Distribution:
- Vimeo
- Genres:
- Drama, Abstract, Experimental
- Tags:
- Queer, Surreal, Festival Darlings, Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Death, Relationships, Poetic, Transformation, Dreams, Shame
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Slamdance Film Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
- Awards:
- Best Experimental Short - Slamdance Film Festival
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