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Letter to a Pig
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.
Festivals and Awards:
Jerusalem International Film Festival, Israel, 2022
Director: Tal Kantor
Producer: Emmanuel-Alain Raynal, Pierre Baussaron, Amit Gicelter
Production Company: Miyu Productions, The Hive Studio
Cinematographer: Arbel Rom
Editor: Efrat Berger
Soundtrack Editor: Erez Eyni Shavit
Original Soundtrack: Pierre Oberkampf
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Gesher Film Fund, CNC, ARTE, CICLIC
Colourist / Online Editor: Tal Kantor, Dafi Ben-Ami
Visual Effects: Shahar Davis
Cast: Moriyah Meerson, Alex Peleg, Ayelet Margalit, Indra Maharik
Script: Tal Kantor
Subtitles: English, French
Film Name in Hebrew: מכתב לחזיר
Category: Animation / History / Holocaust / Identity
Tag Words: Collective Trauma Holocaust Holocaust survivor pig testimony trauma
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.
Festivals and Awards:
Jerusalem International Film Festival, Israel, 2022
Director: Tal Kantor
Producer: Emmanuel-Alain Raynal, Pierre Baussaron, Amit Gicelter
Production Company: Miyu Productions, The Hive Studio
Cinematographer: Arbel Rom
Editor: Efrat Berger
Soundtrack Editor: Erez Eyni Shavit
Original Soundtrack: Pierre Oberkampf
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Gesher Film Fund, CNC, ARTE, CICLIC
Colourist / Online Editor: Tal Kantor, Dafi Ben-Ami
Visual Effects: Shahar Davis
Cast: Moriyah Meerson, Alex Peleg, Ayelet Margalit, Indra Maharik
Script: Tal Kantor
Subtitles: English, French
Film Name in Hebrew: מכתב לחזיר
Category: Animation / History / Holocaust / Identity
Tag Words: Collective Trauma Holocaust Holocaust survivor pig testimony trauma
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