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So Long (We Dreamt of This)

Lewis Heriz

Synopsis

Someone who we never see – a 'nobody' – tries to tend to their plants, but persistent inner voices draw them into an alienating place with the promise of communication through pure thought. Where are we in this vision? Are we an observer of this experience, or experiencing it ourselves? Where is the division between us?
Official Selection Annecy International Animation Festival 2022

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Details

Year: 2021
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 6 min
Format: 16mm, digital
Director: Lewis Heriz
Producer: Lewis Heriz, Animation Department Royal College of Art
Executive Producer: Lewis Heriz, Animation Department Royal College of Art
Editor: Lewis Heriz
Screenwriter: Lewis Heriz
Director of Photography: Lewis Heriz
Sound: V. R. Alevizos, Lewis Heriz, Oliver Mapp
Composer: DrumTalk
Additional Animation: Sanjana Chandrasekhar, Loïc Kreyden

Genre

Experimental Horror Fantasy Sci-Fi

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Royal College of Art

Animation Department
Suzanne Buchan
Kensington Gore
London
SW7 2EU

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