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Oh Willy...

Emma De Swaef, Marc James Roels, Belgium, 2011, 17’
SXSW

2011

Ottawa Int’l Animation Festival

2011

Fifty-something Willy returns to the naturist community, where he spent his youth, to visit his dying mother. When she dies shortly after he arrives, Willy is confronted with the choices he made in life. In a state of sadness, he retreats into the forest. After a rough start, he finds himself under the maternal protection of a gentle, hairy beast.

Credits

Script
Emma De Swaef, Marc James Roels
Camera
Marc James Roels
Editor
Marc James Roels
Sound
Bram Meindersma
Music
Bram Meindersma
Producer
Arnoud Rijken, Ben Tesseur, Christophe Mazodier, Jean-François Le Corre, Mathieu Courtois, Michiel Snijders, Nidia Santiago, Steven De Beul
Production
Beast Animation
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animation fiction adventure drama fantasy

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