This film is part of Free
Apodemy
A flock of birds circles around and moves a cage vehicle, seeking escape from a city half finished and abandoned.
Overview
A flock of birds circles around and moves a cage vehicle, seeking escape from a city half finished and abandoned, in this animated rumination on the theme of migration and the city of Athens.
Commissioned by The Onassis Cultural Center on the theme of Emigration for Visual Dialogues 2012.
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