Isle of Seals

Isle of Seals

2014 · 7 min · Animation

In the middle of a grey sea there is a grey isle. On this grey island grey hunters live. The life is simple and harsh. Seals and hunters live together in a cruel balance. One day, the Photographer arrives to document this everyday life. For him it turns out to be deadly complicated. The film is an absurd comedy about the unstoppable desire to see the surrounding through one's preconceptions.

Directed by Edmunds Jansons · Written by Edmunds Jansons

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