Nominated at The Oscars 2024; “Grand Prize” at Anima Brussels 2023
A Holocaust survivor reads a letter he wrote to the pig who saved his life. A young schoolgirl hears his testimony in class and sinks into a twisted dream where she confronts questions of identity, collective trauma, and the extremes of human nature.
Director – Tal Kantor
Tal Kantor [b. 1988] is an award-winning animation filmmaker & visual artist.
Graduated with honors from the ‘Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem’, ‘where she currently lectures at the Screen-Based Arts Department. In her works, Tal deals with the subject of Memory and uses a unique technique she has developed, which combines drawing, photography, video, painting, and animation. Her short animated film “In Other Words” won 17 awards and was officially selected in more than 100 festivals worldwide.
Animation Director of the documentary feature film “ADVOCATE” (Emmy Award winner 2021, Oscar shortlist 2020). “Letter to a Pig”, which won the “Excellence Award” at the Japan Media Arts Festival and The Best 1st Film Award at Animafest Zagreb (2022), is her debut film.