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Why is it snowing?

2019 · 11 min

A quiet, contemplative animated short that treats a wartime miracle with solemn reverence and stillness.

Directed by
Stanislav Podivilov
Genres
Animation
Overview
The story of the miraculous appearance of St. Savva Storozhevsky to the French general Eugène de Beauharnais, stepson of Napoleon.

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Directed by
Stanislav Podivilov
Genres
Animation
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • faith
    • war
    • fate
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • animated
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour0
    Realism5
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    animation
    Directed by
    Stanislav Podivilov
    Written by
    Stanislav Podivilov
    Runtime
    11 min
    Languages
    Russian

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