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Release Date:
October 25, 2002
Original Title:
Trim Time
Genres:
Animation
Production Companies:
Gil Alkabetz Sweet Home Studio
MFG Filmförderung
Production Countries:
Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 3
The film tells the story of a tree that during the course of the year receives a rather radical pruning of its foliage. In the course of this simple story we go through the four seasons of the year; The transfer from season to season is accentuated by the music, as well as by the change of colors from silent grays of the winter to vivid green in the summer. The comic effect in the film is achieved by the contrast between the lazy and sleepy character of the tree and the active and jumpy character of the barber.
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Animation:
Gil Alkabetz
Director:
Gil Alkabetz
Music:
Michael Dempsey
Producer:
Nurit Israeli
Writer:
Gil Alkabetz
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