Shattered Past

Graduation Short 2011 – KASK School of Arts

Written & Directed by Boris Sverlow
Music by Jeroen De Brauwer

SYNOPSIS

A man is writing down his memoirs. In the middle of this he suddenly suffers a stroke. This catapults him back into his childhood during the Russian revolution and his family’s ensuing escape.

Awards

2012: Jury Honorable Mention. Monstra Festival (PT), Best Animation Film. Festimages (BE), Best Student Short Film. ANIMA (BE)
2011: VAF Wildcard. Internationaal Kortfilmfestival Leuven (BE), Le Prix Sabam. FIDEC (BE)

Festivals

2014: Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival (GB), Boddinale International Movie Festival (DE)
2012: Festival International du Film d’Amiens (FR), International Animated Film Festival Tindirindis (LT), Bradford Animation Festival (GB), Aesthetica Short Film Festival (GB), Anifest Rozafa (AL), Festival Du Nouveau Cinéma (CA), Montreal World Film Festival (CA), Palm Springs International ShortFest (US), Mashrome Film Fest (IT), Brussels Short Film Festival (BE), European Media Art Festival (DE), Silence, On court! (FR), Anifilm (CZ), Monstra Festival (PT), Festimages (BE), Cinequest (US), Festival International du Film d’Aubagne (FR), ANIMA (BE), Travelling Rennes Film Festival (FR)
2011: Internationaal Kortfilmfestival Leuven (BE), Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival/Animated Dreams (EE), FIDEC (BE)