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| Rocks in My Pockets | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Signe Baumane |
| Written by | Signe Baumane |
| Produced by | Signe Baumane, Sturgis Warner, Co-Producer |
| Starring | Signe Baumane |
| Music by | Kristian Sensini |
| Distributed by | Zeitgeist Films, New Europe Film Sales, Locomotive Productions, Yekra, Ltd. |
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| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Countries | Latvia United States |
| Languages | English Latvian |
Rocks in My Pockets (Template:Lang-lv) is a 2014 animated film written, produced, directed and animated by Signe Baumane. It was originally created in English and a Latvian version was thereafter translated and produced. The film is based on true events about five women of the filmmaker's family, including herself, and their battles with depression and suicide.
It was selected as the Latvian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. The soundtrack, composed by Kristian Sensini, has received a nomination at the Jerry Goldsmith Film Music Awards in the Best Movie Soundtrack category.
Plot
In the late 1920's, Anna, a young Latvian woman, pretty and educated, falls in love with an adventurous entrepreneur, 30 years her senior. But with marriage comes great jealousy, and the entrepreneur hides Anna away in the forest, far from other men, where she bears him eight children. The Great Depression hits them hard. Then Latvia is overrun with invasions by the Soviets, then the Nazis, then the Soviets once again. Anna is a pillar of strength, defying the hardships, raising her young, teaching them survival secrets of the forest. But something inside her is terribly wrong.
Years later, Signe, a young artist, asks her father, "How did my grandmother die?" Her father is evasive. His seven siblings are evasive, as well. Signe strongly suspects that Anna committed suicide. Clues of mental illness had always leaked through the family stories. Signe suffers from depression herself. Her suicidal fantasies get her locked away for four months in a Soviet mental institute. Three of her cousins, all women, battle madness as well. Could there be a link between Anna and the four granddaughters? Defying the stigma that silences so many, Signe takes us on a journey deep into her own depression where she looks to confront the family demons.
Cast
Signe Baumane provided voice-overs for her own animated film, acting out all the parts of her various family members in the conversations she remembered having with them. The English dialogue was recorded again by Signe, translated for the Latvian version.
Release
The film premiered in July 2014 at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic and was shown at the Animator Film Festival in Poland, the Athens International Film Festival in Greece, the San Sebastian International Film Festival in Spain, and the London International Animation Festival, among others.
The film opened in limited release in the United States on September 4, 2014, distributed by Zeitgeist Films. It also was released in Latvia by Locomotive Productions.
See also
- List of submissions to the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Latvian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- "Latvia nominates Rocks in My Pockets". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
External links
- Rocks in My Pockets at IMDb
- Rocks in My Pockets official website
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