Dog's heaven

Using wool fibre, a flexible material for animation, this film tells the story of a little black dog, slightly disappointed in his master, who has a brief sojourn in Dog’s Heaven. Instrumentation comes from three harpists, trumpeters, double bassists and a chorus.

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Credits

director

H Tyrlova

production company

Short Film Studio

Duration

00:11:33:00

Production places

Czechoslovakia

Production dates

1966

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

002943

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Dogs - Fiction

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Czechoslovakia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Czech Republic

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Czechoslovakia, 1966

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