Obon
Germany2018animated15'Konkurs krótkometrażowy (2018)
Obon is the Japanese All Saints Festival, lasting several days, organised to honour spirits of ancestors. The protagonist of the animation, Akita Takakura, is one of the last survivors of the Hiroshima attack. In her memories, she goes back not only to the terrifying war events, but also to the relationship with her father – difficult, demanding and full of love. “Obon”, bordering on the documentary, shows, on the one hand, the brutal picture of the cruelty of war and, on the other, the subtle bond between the father and his daughter.
Awards
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2018 Short film competition
The Award for the director of the best animated filmSilver Dragon
- directed by
- André Hörmann
Born in 1975. He studied Political Science at the Humboldt University in Berlin and Film Directing at the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf. He completed a screenwriting course at UCLA. His documentaries have been screened and awarded at prestigious film festivals across the world.
Samo (Anna Bergmann)Born in 1980 in Moscow. She studied animation in Russia and Germany. Since 2011, she has worked as a freelance animator in Berlin and New York. Her films have been screened and recognized at many international film festivals, including Berlinale, Annecy, Stuttgart and Hiroshima.
- script
- André Hörmann
- animated by
- Samo (Anna Bergmann)
- music
- Daniel Regenberg
- sound
- Christoph de la Chevallerie
- production
- André Hörmann (Hörmann-Filmproduktion), Christian Vizi (Vizion)
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