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Vladimir and Olga raise ducks on a small isolated farm in the countryside. They hope for a child, but this expectation soon turns into a nightmare.Vladimir and Olga raise ducks on a small isolated farm in the countryside. They hope for a child, but this expectation soon turns into a nightmare.

Stop motion animation (puppets) – 9 min – No dialogue

Production company: Helium Films (SUI), Beast Animation (BE), RTS Radio Télévision Suisse (SUI)

Written by: Elie Chapuis, Germano Zullo

Directed by: Elie Chapuis

Producers: Clémence Pun, Claude Barras, Annemie Degryse, Delphine Dumon , Carole Thévenaz

Animation: Iris Alexandre, Timothée Crabbé, Elie Chapuis, Cécille Milazzo, Antonin Niclass

Compositing: Aurélie Sprenger, Cyrille Drevon

Editing: Marina Rosset

Photography – DOP: Nadine Buss

Production design: Diane Derib, Léo Piccirelli

Awards

  • Locarno, Locarno Film Festival, Pardi di domani – Concorso nazionale (Junior Jury Awards) 2023 (Winner)
  • Warsaw, Warsaw International Film Festival, Best Animated Short 2023 (Winner)
  • Zürich, Swiss Film Award, Best Animated Film 2024 (Nomination)