Dir: Uzi and Lotta Geffenblad
Sweden, 2007, 9’
Original title: “Astons stenar”
Cut-outs, 2D animation
Prod: Zigzag Animation
Aston feels sorry for stones. They are lonely, bored and frozen, so he picks them up and takes care of them. Soon Aston’s house gets crowded and his parents suggest the stones go on vacation. While the stone collection is coming to an end, a new one seems to begin…
Uzi and Lotta Geffenblad
Lotta Geffenblad is an awarded illustrator, children's books author and animator. She has directed her first animation short in 1985 and is a co-owner of the Swedish production company Zigzag Animation.
Uzi Geffenblad is a producer and director of animation, a composer and a scriptwriter. He is the other co-owner of Zigzag Animation.
They both prefer to work on personal, small films, but have been working with more commercial production as well, like “Creep School” by Happy Life and “Spot and Splodge” by Zigzag Animation.
“Aston's Stones” is based on a children's book by Lotta Geffenblad. It was not meant to be a film, but the moment the book was done it felt only natural to make it as a film.
The images for the book were made as cut-outs and we longed to be able to open the images in the wide format of the cinema as opposed to the standing format of the book. Although the family in the film is not a mirror of our own family – we wish we had the same kind of patience –, the story brings some elements from our private lives.
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