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2018 6 min
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It is 1915, Expressionist artist Oskar Kokoschka’s tempestuous love affair with Alma Mahler ends dramatically and he volunteers to fight in the First World War. This animated film explores Kokoschka’s frame of mind following his heartbreak and the traumatic experience of war, by reflecting on the artist’s prints and paintings.

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It is 1915, Expressionist artist Oskar Kokoschka’s tempestuous love affair with Alma Mahler ends dramatically and he volunteers to fight in the First World War. This animated film explores Kokoschka’s frame of mind following his heartbreak and the traumatic experience of war, by reflecting on the artist’s prints and paintings.

  • director
    Elizabeth Hobbs
  • animator
    Elizabeth Hobbs
  • sound design
    Sacha Ratcliffe
  • re-recording
    Serge Boivin
  • picture editing
    Elizabeth Hobbs
  • online editing
    Yannick Carrier
  • titles
    Mélanie Bouchard
  • technical director
    Éloi Champagne
  • technical coordination
    Randall Finnerty
    Luc Binette
  • administration
    Victoire-Émilie Bessette
    Rosalina Di Sario
    Dominique Forget
  • marketing
    Geneviève Bérard
    Michelle Rozon
  • producer
    Jelena Popovic
    Elizabeth Hobbs
    Abigail Addison
    Michael Fukushima
  • executive producer
    Michael Fukushima
    Gary Thomas

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