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Les Bottes de la nuit (The Night Boots)

Pierre-Luc Granjon · France · Fantasy / Family / Drama / Pinscreen Animation · 13 min · 38K views

Directed by Pierre-Luc Granjon · 2024

A young boy forms an unlikely friendship with a strange creature in this nocturnal tale of childhood, brought to life in shimmering monochrome pinscreen animation.

Rare pinscreen animation gives this tender childhood fable a haunting, handcrafted beauty unlike anything else.

Told through expressive monochrome animation on a pinscreen, The Night Boots is a tale about childhood, centered on the friendship between a young boy and a strange creature.

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