The film is about the revolt of the books. Similarly to the revolt of the slaves in Old Rome, the books one day seize power and destroy all the computers and mobile phones. Out of fear of the revolting literary works, people swear their fidelity to the books and start to read again. But that’s not enough for the books – they want the people to start talking using the books, just like they used to talk using mobile phones. The dialogue between the people and the books reveals the truth that people have become so removed from books that ...
Director: Ülo Pikkov
Main Data
View all| Production Firm(s) | Eesti Joonisfilm |
| Color | color |
| Film Category | Animation, Other types of animation |
| Text / Dialogue | Estonian |
| Duration | 04:43 |
Crew
View all| Producer | Kalev Tamm |
| Director | Ülo Pikkov |
| Screenwriter | Ülo Pikkov |
| Art Director | Ülo Pikkov |
| Animator | Ülo Pikkov |
| Composer | Mirjam Tally |
| Editor | Heilika Võsu |
First releases
View all- at other places: 19.05.2008, the series of animation events Animatheque, Kumu, Tallinn , Estonia
Festivals, awards, nominations
View all- Prize, Ottawa International Animation Festival (Canada), 2008, Experimental / Abstract Animation Competition - Honourable Mention
- Prize, MONSTRA - Lisbon Animated Film Festival (Portugal), 2010, International Competition - Honourable Mention
- Participation, Scanorama - Nordic Film Forum (Vilnius, Lithuania), 2008
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