Project Detail

Spines

Synopsis

During sleep and cornered by the lack of meaning a reluctant hedgehog creates a puzzle that can't be solved. But even within the dream the hedgehog is neither able to let it go nor to solve it and stubbornly tries to make sense of the absurdity...

Details

Year
2019
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
14 min 33 sec
Format
Digital
Director
Elisa Morais, Maria Alvarez
Producer
Elisa Morais, Maria Alvarez
Editor
Maria Alvarez, Elisa Morais
Screenwriter
Elisa Morais, Maria Alvarez
Production Designer
Maria Alvarez, Elisa Morais
Sound
Elisa Morais, Maria Alvarez
Composer
Maria Alvarez, Elisa Morais
Animation
Elisa Morais, Maria Alvarez

Production Status

Production Company

A Sois de Traca production. Supported by Arts Council England.

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