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Self Portrait

Self Portrait

An animated silent self portrait.

Genres

Animation

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Commissioned by Harald Inhülsen for MasterclassFilm. A companion piece to Stefano Miraglia's Self-portrait, also part of the same commission.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

1 mins

Rating

10/10

Release Date

01 January 2015

Country

Germany

Cast

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