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Letter To A Pig
''Letter to a Pig'' () is a 2022 Israeli-French animated short film written and directed by Tal Kantor. The 17-minute animated film about generational trauma has been awarded in various international film festivals, including the Jerusalem Film Festival, the Ottawa International Animation Festival, the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and the Chicago International Children's Film Festival. The film was nominated for the 96th Academy Awards for Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, Best Animated Short Film but lost to ''War Is Over!'' Plot On 'Memorial Day', a Holocaust survivor reads a letter he wrote to the pig who saved his life to a classroom full of teenagers. Whilst listening to his testimony, a young schoolgirl sinks into a twisted dream where she confronts questions of collective trauma, memory and identity. Release The 17-minute short about collective memory and identity premiered as part of the 2022 San Francisco International Film Festival and won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tal Kantor
Tal Kantor (Hebrew language, Hebrew: טל קנטור) is an Israeli animation filmmaker and visual artist. She is a lecturer in the Screen-based Arts Department at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design. She is mostly known for her graduation short film ''In Other Words'' and for her debut short film ''Letter to a Pig'' (2022)'','' winner of several awards including the Grand Prix iAnima Brusselsand the Ophir Award at the Israeli Academy Awards, Israel Academy Awards. Kantor is known for her unique filmmaking technique which combines drawing, photography, video, painting, and animation. On January 23rd 2024, she was nominated for the 96th Academy Awards with her film ''Letter to a Pig'' (2022). Career Kantor studied at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design (Screen-Based Arts Department), where she graduated with a Bachelor's degree in 2015. After graduation, Kantor pursued a career as artist and independent filmmaker and animator, working on several documentary feature films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |