Synopsis:
Five Ivorian children had to flee when war broke out in the Ivory Coast after the presidential election in 2010. The children talk about hopes and dreams for the future.
- Director:
- Trine Vallevik Håbjørg
- Year:
- 2016
- Country:
- Norway
- Running time:
- 7 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation, Mixed media
- Original title:
- Når jeg hører fuglene synge
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producers:
- Trine Vallevik Håbjørg, Elin Anderson
- Animators:
- Øyvind Tangseth, Trine Vallevik Håbjørg, Bjarte Agdestein
- Script writer:
- Trine Vallevik Håbjørg
- Music composers:
- Kouame Sereba, Erik Wollo, Erik Wøllo
- Sound designers:
- Erik Wollo, Øyvind Rydland
- Editor:
- Morten Øvreås
- Distribution:
- Norwegian Film Institute
- Genres:
- Drama, Documentary, Coming-of-Age
- Audience:
- 10+
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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