Dir: Kaspar Jancis
Estonia, 2009, 17’
Drawing on paper, 2D computer
English title: “Crocodile”
Prod: Eesti Joonisfilm
The story of a former opera star who must by the will of Fate work as a crocodile in a styrofoam costume entertaining children in the children’s playroom of a shopping centre. This kind of life seems joyless and even disgusting to the former leading tenor, and he vents his frustration by behaving rudely. Until one day, into his life enters a fateful woman and… a crocodile.
Kaspar Jancis
Kaspar Jancis was born in 1975 in Tallinn, Estonia. He graduated from Turku Arts Academy as an animation film director. Since then he has made five animation films which have been screened in different international film festivals. Kaspar Jancis has won several prizes with his films “Weitzenberg Street” (2003), “Marathon” (2007) and “Krokodill” (2009).
Kaspar is a multi-talented person. He also composes music for films and theatre performances with his band called “Criminal Elephant”, makes stage design and acts in a small theatre group called VAT Theatre.
He has just written a children’s book, " Adventure on Salamander", which contains also his illustrations and a CD with music written for the story.
The film “Krokodill” is a tragicomic love story with some moments of thrill. I tried to create a realistic atmosphere with little everyday things taking place. All the big things in the the protagonists’ lives come out through little things.
I also did not make jokes just for humour. All funny episodes have some tragic background. The story does not claim to tell universal truth about relationships, it just shows some moments of somebody’s life. The film is about losers who find each other. A perfect match, until one of them discovers the other’s well-hidden secret. I did not want to make the story too obvious or clear, it’s open to different explanations, but it’s dealing with egoism and courage to take responsibility. It’s about fake and real, in this case – crocodiles.
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