Symbiosis

A humorous animated story about a prisoner and a warden who share a desert island. As the warden attends to the needs of his prisoner it becomes increasingly obvious that they are both dependant on each other. At times their roles appear to be reversed posing several questions about who is actually free. Music by Stefan Dimitrov, animated by Dimitar Petkov.

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Credits

production company

Animated Cartoon Studio

director

Stoian Dukov

Duration

00:07:30:00

Production places

Bulgaria

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014806

Subject categories

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Bulgaria

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Symbiosis

Comedy

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Prisoners

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Dependency (Psychology)

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Symbiosis

Short films

Short films → Short films - Bulgaria

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

U-Matic; Access Print (Section 1)

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Bulgaria, 1980

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