Mosaics

Mosaics

1989 · 8 min · Animation

An animated user’s guide to Soviet children’s analog game, which suddenly turns into an experimental animation à la abstract films by Hans Richter or Walter Ruttmann.

Directed by Volodymyr Vrublevskyi · Written by Volodymyr Vrublevskyi

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