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Hungu

2008 9 min
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Under the African sun, a child walks in the desert with his kin. Death is prowling, but a mother's soul resurrected by music will return strength and life to the child when he becomes a man. Inspired by the grace and raw beauty of African rock paintings, Nicolas Brault paints a story without borders, with the humanity and elegance of a universal narrator.

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Under the African sun, a child walks in the desert with his kin. Death is prowling, but a mother's soul resurrected by music will return strength and life to the child when he becomes a man. Inspired by the grace and raw beauty of African rock paintings, Nicolas Brault paints a story without borders, with the humanity and elegance of a universal narrator.
  • direction
    Nicolas Brault
  • script
    Nicolas Brault
  • animation
    Nicolas Brault
  • script consultant
    Michèle Tougas
  • editing
    Richard Comeau
  • sound design
    Olivier Calvert
  • music
    Jorge Egidio dos Santos
    René Lussier
  • recording
    Luc Léger
  • re-recording
    Serge Boivin
    Jean Paul Vialard
    Shelley Craig
  • digital imaging specialist
    Susan Gourley
    Pierre Plouffe
  • online editing
    Denis Pilon
  • marketing manager
    Christine Noël
  • administrator
    Diane Régimbald
  • administrative team
    Diane Ayotte
    Michèle Labelle
  • technical coordinator
    Julie Laperrière
  • line production
    Francine Langdeau
  • executive producer
    René Chénier
  • producer
    Julie Roy

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Write a dialogue or narrative to accompany the animation. Using another form of ancient art, choose a proverb and create a short animation to illustrate it.
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