Bonobo (2018)

Directed by

Zoel Aeschbacher

Genre

drama

Country

Switzerland

Runtime

19 min

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A short film about a young woman who has an unusual encounter with a bonobo at a zoo. The interaction leads to a series of unexpected and humorous events.

quirkyplayfullightheartedoffbeatwhimsicalwittyenergeticslightly absurd

What happens

Bonobo is a 2018 Swiss short film directed by Swiss director Zoel Aeschbacher as a graduation film for his directing studies at the ECAL. The film premiered at 2018 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival where it won the Audience Award. It has been selected and awarded at several film festivals including Palm Springs International Film Festival and the Brooklyn Film Festival where it won the Best Short Film Spirit Award. In September 2019 the film received the Oscar Qualifying Gold Medal for "Best Narrative" (International) at the Student Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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