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Afloat at Dawn
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Afloat at Dawn

2009-05-14 · 4 min · Not rated

Animation · Fantasy

A tiny baroque ode to fleeting darkness and pretty make-believes.

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Directors
Élise Simard
Production companies
ONF | NFB, Toronto Animated Image Society
Countries
Canada, France
Status
Released

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