

Animated Self-Portraits
1989-06-01 · 8 min · ★ 6.0
An animated film compiled by David Ehrlich consisting of 27 animators from different countries all explaining themselves through their animation.
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- Directors
- Jiří Barta, Sally Cruikshank, Borivoj Dovniković 'Bordo', Jan Švankmajer, Kihachiro Kawamoto, Renzo Kinoshita, Pavel Koutský, Candy Kugel, Mati Kütt, Nikola Majdak, Joško Marušić, Bill Plympton, Priit Pärn, Maureen Selwood, Osamu Tezuka, Riho Unt, Hardi Volmer, Dušan Vukotić, David Ehrlich
- Production companies
- ASIFA
- Countries
- Canada, Czechoslovakia, France, Japan, Soviet Union, United States of America, Yugoslavia
- Status
- Released
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