Däwit

Family/Everyday life, Germany 2015

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A wolf child, a cat, an angel. Animated in woodcut style, the film tells the story of Daewit who is rescued from his violent father and grows up far away from his family among wolves. Embarking on a mysterious journey to find his own identity, he encounters great hardship but ultimately finds peace in forgiveness. "Däwit" is David Jansen's debut film after graduating from the KHM (Academy of Media Arts, Cologne). The black-and-white film Däwit is a 2D computer-animated short film, borrowed and inspired by the style of Frans Masereel's woodcuts, among others. It was realized by a team of four. More than 11,000 frames were digitally drawn by hand.
15 min
HD
FSK 12
Audio language:
no dialogue

Awards

Nevada Int. Film Festival Platinum Reel Award
Filmfest Dresden Grand Prix Arte Prize
Eindhoven Int. Film Festival Best Animation

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Director:

David Jansen

Composer:

Markus Zilz

Sound Design:

Markus Zilz

Editor:

David Jansen

Misc:

David Jansen (Animation)

Sophie Biesenbach (Animation)

Original title:

Däwit

Original language:

no dialogue

Further titles:

Daewit

Format:

16:9 HD, B/W

Age rating:

FSK 12

Audio language:

no dialogue