Hollow Land (2013)

Original title

Terre d'écueil

Directed by

Uri Kranot, Michelle Kranot

Genre

animation

Country

Denmark

Runtime

13 min

Rated

18

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An animated short film about a couple named Solomon and Berta who leave their homeland by ship looking for a better future. The story follows their journey at sea and the emotions that come with leaving everything behind.

melancholiccontemplativeyearningintimatequietdreamlikegently pacedemotionally subdued

What happens

Hollow Land is an animated short film, directed by Michelle and Uri Kranot and released in 2013. A coproduction of companies from Denmark, France and Canada, the film centres on Solomon and Berta, a couple who are emigrating by ship from their homeland in search of a better life. The film premiered at the 2013 Annecy International Animation Film Festival. The film was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Animated Short at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards in 2014. It made the initial list of top ten nominees for the Academy Award for the Best Animated Short Film at the 86th Academy Awards in 2014, but was not one of the final five nominees. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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