Project Detail

Traumdeutung

Synopsis

Dreams, squirrels and videotapes. A man dreams of a squirrel and then - backed up by a battery of machines - mounts an inquiry into the apparition of squirrels in other people's dreams.

Traumdeutung is about tapping into the global reserve of dreams while crossing the border between documentary and surreal.

Details

Year
2011
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
4 mins 35 secs
Format
DigiBeta
Director
Lauri Warsta
Producer
Animation Staff, Royal College of Art
Editor
Lauri Warsta
Screenwriter
Lauri Warsta
Production Designer
Lauri Warsta
Composer
Juha Sirnio
Principal cast
Tony Guilfoyle, Joe Mackertich

Genre

Production Status

Production Company

Animation Department

Royal College of Art
Kensington Gore
London SW7 2EU
UK

T +44 (0)20 7590 4512

Sales Company

Animation Department

Royal College of Art
Kensington Gore
London SW7 2EU
UK

T +44 (0)20 7590 4512

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