Synopsis:
“XOXO – hugs and kisses” is a film about loneliness, not treated literally as being alone, but loneliness despite appearances of proximity. We watch a game in which we cross the boundaries and transcend our sensuality beyond accepted norm.
- Director:
- Wiola Sowa
- Year:
- 2016
- Country:
- Poland
- Running time:
- 14 min.
- Technique:
- Hand-drawn Animation, 2D Animation
- Original title:
- XOXO - pocałunki i uściski
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Robert Sowa
- Animators:
- Wiola Sowa, Maria Görlich-Opyd, Milena Molenda, Anna Pregler, Sara Divjak, Magdalena Światłoń, Aurelia Pacholek
- Script writer:
- Wiola Sowa
- Music composer:
- Jan Pilch
- Sound designer:
- Michał Fojcik
- Editors:
- Wiola Sowa, Maria Görlich-Opyd
- Distributions:
- Krakowskie Biuro Festiwalowe, KFF Sales
- Genres:
- Drama, Dance, Experimental, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Identity, Sexuality, Relationships, Love, Poetic, Transformation, Dreams
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Krakow Film Festival, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
- Awards:
- Best Animated Film at Krakow Film Festival
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