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  • Swallowed Whole (2014)
  • Short | 5 min | Animation, Short, Drama
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Swallowed Whole (2014)
Short | 5 min | Animation, Short, Drama
Swallowed Whole is a somber, animated, experimental film about surviving extreme isolation and physical limitations as a result of traumatic injury. A desolate and disorienting dreamscape acts as a metaphor for the deep netherworld that ...See moreSwallowed Whole is a somber, animated, experimental film about surviving extreme isolation and physical limitations as a result of traumatic injury. A desolate and disorienting dreamscape acts as a metaphor for the deep netherworld that the filmmaker was thrust into when she broke her back in 2011. The process of recovery required that she lie supine on the couch for 3.5 months. She compared this to being trapped under a frozen lake; she experienced everything by looking up from below. This sensation became the kernel from which this film was created. Written by Anonymous See less
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Director
Heidi Kumao
Writer
Heidi Kumao
Producer
Heidi Kumao
Cinematographer
Heidi Kumao
Editor
Heidi Kumao
Production Designer
Heidi Kumao
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Updated Apr 14, 2014
Awards
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