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Little Postman

2011 · 3 min

A brief, painterly dream of wartime seen through a child's eyes, tender and sad and quietly magical.

Directed by
DK Welchman
Overview
The world's first painting animation in 3-D. A precociously fresh and appealing way of using 3-D, Little Postman tells a touching story set in World War II of a little boy who is delivering mail around war-torn Warsaw. In a bombardment our little postman finds assistance from a magic broken piano.

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Directed by
DK Welchman
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • survival
  • grief
  • healing
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism4
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight7

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Details

Directed by
DK Welchman
Written by
DK Welchman
Runtime
3 min
Languages
No Language

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