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Synopsis: A visual poem and surrealist requiem for the Kalmyk people that were mass-deported by USSR from 1943-1957 and half of them died before they were allowed to return home. The film manifests itself as an archetype with frame by frame hand painted imagery, bringing back an example of human history on the eternal and universal theme of diaspora and the loss of homeland.
Credits
Directed and animated by: Alisi Telengut
Sound design: Alisi Telengut
Song: Fly Fly My Sadness by Bulgarian Voice Angelite and Tuvan music Group Huun-Huur-Tu
Song License from: Uli Balß, JARO Medien GmbH
Supervisors: Luigi Allemano, Shira Avni
Acknowledgements: The film was supported by the animation research facilities at Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, Concordia University
Henry P. and Thomas R. Schreiner Documentary Award
The Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
Produced with the assistance of National Film Board of Canada (NFB) – Filmmaker Assistance Program
Technical Coordinator: Steve Hallé
Studio Administrator: Victoire-Émilie Bessette
Studio Coordinator: Dominique Forget
Sound Mixer: Geoff Mitchell
Online Editor: Yannick Carrier
Special Thanks: Luigi Allemano, Shira Avni, Jean-Claude Bustros, Réne Daigle,
Charlene Pommerehnke, Colette Brière, Richard Kerr, Marcus Von Holttzendorff, Amely
A. Jurgenliemk, Phil Hawes, Maureen Kennedy, Dominique Forget, Steve Hallé,
Michael Fukushima, Geoff Mitchell, Yannick Carrier, Trevor Gould, Candice Tarnowski
©2016 Alisi Telengut