Synopsis:
Some people are different, in spite of themselves. All they want is to resemble other people, to blend in with the crowd. Some spend their lives trying to do so, denying or trying to hide their difference. Others assume it and thus stand tall, thereby obtaining the place that they dream of in the hearts of others.
- Director:
- Regina Pessoa
- Year:
- 2005
- Running time:
- 7 min.
- Technique:
- Hand-drawn Animation, 2D Animation
- Original title:
- História trágica com final feliz
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Patrick Eveno
- Animator:
- Regina Pessoa
- Script writer:
- Regina Pessoa
- Music composer:
- Normand Roger
- Editor:
- Hervé Guichard
- Productions:
- Office National du Film du Canada, Folimage, Ciclope Filmes
- Genres:
- Drama, Tragedy, Experimental
- Tags:
- Trauma, Identity, Sad, Poetic, Transformation, Mental health, Relationships, Festival Darlings
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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