The Fourfold (2020)

Directed by

Alisi Telengut

Genre

animation

Country

Canada

Runtime

8 min

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An animated short film where a grandmother narrates over oil pastel drawings about animistic beliefs and shamanic rituals from Mongolia and Siberia. It shows the relationship between people, animals, and spirits.

meditativespiritualvisually texturedcontemplativegentleearthypersonalfolkloric

What happens

The Fourfold is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Alisi Telengut and released in 2020. Animated with oil pastel drawings and mixed media, and narrated by Telengut's grandmother, the film explores animistic beliefs and shamanic rituals in Mongolia and Siberia."The Fourfold". Tënk. Retrieved 2 June 2026. The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Animated Short at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards, and a Prix Iris nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 23rd Quebec Cinema Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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