Synopsis:
Conflicting layers of animation reveal glimpses into the ecological and economic histories of an American landscape.
- Director:
- Tara Knight
- Year:
- 2018
- Country:
- United States
- Running time:
- 7 min.
- Technique:
- Mixed media, Other
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Tara Knight
- Animator:
- Tara Knight
- Script writer:
- Tara Knight
- Music composer:
- Nick Drashner
- Sound designer:
- Nick Drashner
- Editor:
- Tara Knight
- Production:
- University of Vermont
- Distribution:
- Vimeo
- School:
- University of Vermont
- Genres:
- Documentary, Experimental, Non-narrative
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Vermont International Film Festival, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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