Website: http://bit.ly/2sBmdHY Synopsis: A visual poem and surrealist requiem for the Kalmyk people that were mass-deported by USSR from 1943-1957 and half of them died before they were allowed to return home. The film manifests itself as an archetype with frame by frame hand painted imagery, bringing back an example of human history on the eternal and universal theme of diaspora and the loss of homeland. Credits Directed and animated by: Alisi Telengut Sound design: Alisi Telengut Song: Fly Fly My Sadness by Bulgarian Voice Angelite and Tuvan music Group Huun-Huur-Tu Song License from: Uli Balß, JARO Medien GmbH Supervisors: Luigi Allemano, Shira Avni Acknowledgements: The film was supported by the animation research facilities at Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, Concordia University Henry P. and Thomas R. Schreiner Documentary Award The Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Produced with the assistance of National Film Board of Canada (NFB) - Filmmaker Assistance Program Technical Coordinator: Steve Hallé Studio Administrator: Victoire-Émilie Bessette Studio Coordinator: Dominique Forget Sound Mixer: Geoff Mitchell Online Editor: Yannick Carrier Special Thanks: Luigi Allemano, Shira Avni, Jean-Claude Bustros, Réne Daigle, Charlene Pommerehnke, Colette Brière, Richard Kerr, Marcus Von Holttzendorff, Amely A. Jurgenliemk, Phil Hawes, Maureen Kennedy, Dominique Forget, Steve Hallé, Michael Fukushima, Geoff Mitchell, Yannick Carrier, Trevor Gould, Candice Tarnowski ©2016 Alisi Telengut

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