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Catalogue

The Hangman at Home

Michelle Kranot & Uri Kranot
2021 | 14 min

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The animated film invites you into five interwoven stories featuring people caught in a pivotal moment: they are fragile, playful, terrified, contemplative, confused, curious. We watch their intimate deeds in a reflective state, and they gaze back, transforming us from spectators to witnesses. The film is not about hanging people, but about the awkward intimacy that comes with being human, and the connection between spectator, witness, and accomplice. The Hangman at Home reveals that we are all alike in these moments, while also raising questions of responsibility.

Awards and distinctions

  • Best Short Animation
    Cinequest, San Jose
    2022
  • Best Script
    AsterFest, Strumica
    2022
  • Critcs' Award
    Festival international du film d’animation de Paris, Paris
    2022
  • Best Original Score
    London International Animation Festival - LIAF (HYBRID), London
    2021
  • Audience Award
    Animaphix International Animated Film Festival, Palermo
    2021
  • Mention spéciale
    Supertoon International Animation Festival, Sibenik
    2021
  • Golden Dragon
    International Film Festival (HYBRID), Cracow
    2021