LITTLE FIEL

Documentary | 2017 | Col | 16m

Summary

Guns are not killers. They are pieces of metal that can be reassembled into anything, including a little boy, a bird or a rose. Just as they make them, we can unmake them, one by one. SYNOPSIS: “Little Fiel” is a stop motion animation/documentary that is loosely based on the life story of Mozambican artist Fiel dos Santos who grew up during the 16-year civil war - another proxy war equipped and sustained by foreign super powers. Fiel created eight figures representing his father, mother, five brothers and sister from dismantled civil war guns. Three New York artists turned them into puppets and created immersive stop-motion animation, inspired by Fiel’s memories. “Little Fiel” tells a universal story of peaceful people who have been coerced, conscripted and enticed into killing each other. It is our collective act of resistance and hope.

Director: Patkanian Irina
Type: Documentary
Year of completion: 2017
Country of origin: Mozambique, USA

Awards

2nd International Short Documentary Award

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