THE IMMORTAL SHADOWS

When entertainment becomes art

Format : one-off
Duration : 52’
Available versions : English subtitles
Rights : All Rights / Worldwide except US

Animation is one of today’s most popular forms of entertainment which makes great use of ever evolving technologies. However its origin goes way back, in a long forgotten traditional art that a Japanese shadow master wants to bring to a new audience.

His quest takes him to a remote village deep into Malaysia’s tropical forest in the midst of the monsoon, in search of a master puppeteer who knows the secrets of the shadows immortality.