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Through My Thick Glasses (2004)

Through My Thick Glasses poster
Original title
Gjennom mine tykke briller
Directed by
Pjotr Sapegin
Genre
drama film, animated film
Country
Norway, Canada
Runtime
13 min
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young girl listens as her grandfather tells her a story about his experiences during World War II. The film uses animation to bring his memories to life.

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What happens

Through My Thick Glasses (Norwegian: Gjennom mine tykke briller) is an animated short film, directed by Pjotr Sapegin and released in 2004. A Canadian-Norwegian coproduction, the film features the voices of Odd Børretzen and Sossen Krohg as the grandparents of a young girl who is listening to her grandfather tell a story about his experiences during World War II. The film premiered at the 2004 Annecy International Animation Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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