Jan 5, 2017

The Sleepwalker" by Theodore Ushev

"Sonámbulo/Sleepwalker is a surrealist journey through color and form, inspired by Federico García Lorca's poem "Romance Sonámbulo". A visual poem of fantastic dreams and passionate nocturnal rhythms.

Directed and animated by Theodor Ushev. Music by Kottarashky. Produced by Les Productions Unité centrale, 9311-8990 Quebec Inc, Canada, 2015.

Selected by over 100 film festivals, including Special Jury Prize at Animafest Zagreb (2015), Special Award at Hiroshima (2016), and Best Music at Animator Poznan (2015).

You can read an interview with director Ushev about the film on Vimeo. You can also learn more about Ushev's other short film, Blind Vaysha, which is currently up for an Oscar nomination.