The Hat
by Jurij Devetak
Klobuk, animated, 2D animation, digital DCP, 1,77:1 (16:9), 24, b/w, 7 min
SI, IT
In progress
Duško, a gloomy and angry man, walks through gray city streets to his office, shielding himself from pigeon droppings and ignoring a street pianist, despite dropping two coins into the hat. He works in a neglected building called FACTORY, where smiling images watch over employees typing under their boss’s gaze. After submitting his final page, Duško is abruptly fired and leaves with empty pockets. Spotting the pianist’s hat, he sneaks closer and suddenly falls into it. He enters a colorful, imaginary world where he becomes a childlike drawing and rediscovers joy through music. Playing the piano, he animates the world around him and feels happiness for the first time. Back in reality, confus…
Hat (Klobuk) is a short animated tragicomedy visually inspired by silent films and cartoons of the early 20th century, where grotesque aesthetics intertwine with the contemporary world. The story follows a frustrated clerk who, through the hat of a street musician, discovers art and a renewed sense of hope. The film is conceived in traditional pose-to-pose animation, with an emphasis on organic drawing, the contrast between light and shadow, and music as the central carrier of rhythm and narrat…
Tramal Films is a production company established in 2009 with the main aim of producing documentaries. Our first noted work, the documentary A Fight For (2014, S. Gačić), was recognised as the best feature film of the year at the FSF and screened at the DokuFest in Prizren, the Cleveland IFF, the unDependence FF, and elsewhere as well. Recently, Tramal Films has also become increasingly established as a production house focusing on creative documentaries and fiction films made by young director…