Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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When the Cranes emerge along the shoreline and draw the Man into their world of beauty and movement, he’s forced to confront what truly matters. As he drifts further from his family, the Woman fights through her own trauma to make one final attempt at reconnection, while the Child retreats deeper into nightmares and abandonment. All the while, the Cranes continue to dance, silent witnesses to a family coming undone.

Directed and Animated by Natasza Cetner

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Directed and Animated by Natasza Cetner
Sound & Music; Phil Brooks
Synthesizer; Natasza Cetner

Produced by Pigeon Productions
Producer: Mikolaj Blonski
Creative Producer: Mateusz Kowalczyk
Executive Producers: Blazek Pieczonka
Abdulaziz Azzahrani (Alwasaet)
Distribution Specialist: Anna Waszczuk
Ithra Executive Producers: Maha Alabbad
Majed Z. Samman
Tariq Alkhawaji

Special Thanks:
Patrycja Orlik-Bosak
Agata Szaruga
Maria Pawlikowska
Aneta Ozorek
Anna Wilczynska
Pina Dom Pomyslow Ewa Ginko-Kleber
Dobrochna Jasinska
Angelika Zimny
Nick Roberts