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Dagon

Best Short Animation Paolo Gaudio Italy, Animation, 00:06:07

DAGON is a stop motion animation short film freely inspired by the story of the same name by cult author H.P. Lovecraft. In 1919 San Francisco, a man is standing on the ledge of a building ready to jump. Desperate, he relives in his memories the absurd and shocking episode that led him to the brink of suicide: the encounter with the monstrous and mythological Great Old One, DAGON.

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Dagon
Film block: ANIMATION / ON UNDERSTANDING THE SELF
Screening:
Palace of Culture Pernik, Hall 1
  • Language
  • Country Italy
  • Genre Animation
  • Cinematographer Andrea Gabriele
  • Scriptwriter Paolo Gaudio freely inspired by a novel by H.P. Lovecraft
  • Producer Daniele Esposito
  • Music Lorenzo Tomio
  • Editor Riccardo Lancialonga
  • Animation Gianluca Maruotti
  • Year of creation 2024
  • Duration 00:06:07
Paolo Gaudio
Director Paolo Gaudio

Paolo Gaudio is a director, screenwriter, and stop motion animator. For over 18 years, he has explored animation techniques for film, TV, and web. His feature debut, Reveries of a Solitary Walker (2015), won international awards. He received a Nastro d'Argento for Looney Foodz! (2018), and THE BLACK Recat screened at major fantasy festivals. Since 2019, he has led IngenereCinema.com and the docuseries Il Giro dell’Horror. In 2024, he released Dagon.

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