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Intermission film image, director Réka Bucsi

Intermission

Set to a minimalist score, simple dots and lines appear at first, then connect, meet, and separate again, as the forms become ever more complex with time, celebrating the joy of ornamentation.

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Country of Origin

Hungary

Year

2022

Language

No Dialogue

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5 min

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Credits

Producer

Gábor Osváth

Screenwriter

Réka Bucsi

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Réka Bucsi

Original Music

David Kamp

Director

Réka Bucsi headshot, Intermission director

Réka Bucsi

Réka Bucsi is a Hungarian animation filmmaker. Her films have premiered at the Berlinale and screened in competition at Sundance, Ottawa International Animation Festival, AFI Fest, BFI London Film Festival, and SXSW. Bucsi’s short film Love (2016) was nominated for Best Short Film at the European Film Awards, and Solar Walk (2018) won the Audi Short Film Award at the Berlinale. Bucsi was one of the Berlinale Shorts International Jury members at the 2020 Berlinale. Her clients include Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Netflix, and FX Networks.