Synopsis:
An ugly cat struggles to coexist in a fragmented and broken world, eventually finds a soulmate in a mystical chief. The film is inspired by the internet story ‘Ugly the Cat’.
- Director:
- Nikita Diakur, Redbear Easterman
- Year:
- 2018
- Country:
- Germany
- Running time:
- 12 min.
- Technique:
- 3D Animation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Nikita Diakur
- Animators:
- Nikita Diakur, Gerhard Funk, Phil Maron, Nicolas Trotignon
- Script writer:
- Nikita Diakur
- Music composers:
- Erica Sciandrone, Cédric Dekowski, Felix Reifenberg, Enrica Sciandrone
- Sound designers:
- Nicolas Martigne, David Kamp
- Editor:
- Nikita Diakur
- Production:
- Nikita Diakur
- Distribution:
- Nikita Diakur
- Genres:
- Drama, Experimental, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Surreal, Festival Darlings, Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Death, Animals, Poetic, Transformation, Dreams, Shame
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
- Awards:
- Best Narrative Short - Ottawa International Animation Festival
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