Synopsis:
Bored in school and tired of her arguing parents, Wanda escapes running into the woods. Luckily she has good company.
- Director:
- Denise Hauser
- Year:
- 2018
- Country:
- Norway
- Running time:
- 13 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Cut-Out Animation, Mixed media
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Jøran Wærdahl
- Animators:
- Lars Hegdal, Ismael Sanz-Pena, Sjur Ikutomi Sørli
- Script writers:
- Viggo Knudsen, Denise Hauser, Lars Hegdal
- Music composers:
- Håvard Lund, Are Simonsen
- Sound designers:
- Sander Stedenfeldt Olsen, Syncpoint
- Editor:
- Håvard Ness
- Production:
- Klipp og Lim
- Distribution:
- Klipp og Lim
- Genres:
- Drama, Coming-of-Age
- Tags:
- Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Relationships, Hope, Poetic, Surreal
- Audience:
- 13+
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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