Synopsis:
Hope, perdition, memory. A symbolic story about three stages of human life, shown on the example of the history of one woman.
- Year:
- 2016
- Country:
- Poland
- Running time:
- 7 min.
- Technique:
- Stop Motion Animation, Puppet Animation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producers:
- Kamila Somonjaj, Mirek Somonjaj, Kamila Grzybowska-Sosnowska
- Animator:
- Kamila Grzybowska-Sosnowska
- Script writers:
- Kamila Somonjaj, Mirek Somonjaj, Kamila Grzybowska-Sosnowska, Mirek Sosnowski
- Music composer:
- Iga Eckert
- Sound designer:
- Kamila Grzybowska-Sosnowska
- Editor:
- Kamila Grzybowska-Sosnowska
- Production:
- Studio Miniatur Filmowych
- Genres:
- Drama, Tragedy, Experimental
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Hiroshima International Animation Festival, Zagreb World Festival of Animated Film, StopTrik International Film Festival
- Awards:
- Best Animation at various international film festivals
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