Synopsis:
They say an accordion could never talk to a white horse.
- Director:
- Yujie Xu
- Year:
- 2019
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Running time:
- 7 min.
- Technique:
- Sand Animation
- Production type:
- Student
- Producer:
- Yujie Xu
- Animator:
- Yujie Xu
- Script writer:
- Yujie Xu
- Music composer:
- Catherine McAteer
- Sound designers:
- Yujie Xu, Ross Wilkes Houghton
- Editor:
- Yujie Xu
- Production:
- Royal College of Art
- School:
- Royal College of Art London
- Genres:
- Drama, Experimental, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Surreal, Festival Darlings, Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Relationships, Poetic, Dreams, Slow, Non-violent, Shame
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Anim´est International Animation Film Festival
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