From the creator:
Leaving for his dream job, a satellite technician keeps solitude at bay by constantly texting with his old friends. After neglecting his duties a satellite leaves its orbit which causes the worlds network to collapse.
9’ 22”, Switzerland, 2019
An animated short film by Frederic Siegel & Benjamin Morard.
For more information, festival selections and making of, please go to: https://www.teamtumult.ch/thelonelyorbit
Distribution: www.bonobostudio.hr
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPXhsT0O8fU
https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2021/01/28/the-lonely-orbit/
https://directorsnotes.com/2021/01/28/frederic-siegel-benjamin-morard-the-lonely-orbit/
https://www.skwigly.co.uk/the-lonely-orbit-animated-short-frederic-siegel-benjamin-morard/
https://www.stashmedia.tv/the-lonely-orbit-short-film-by-team-tumult/
https://www.animationmagazine.net/animated-people/frederic-siegel-discusses-the-making-of-the-lonely-orbit/
https://zippyframes.com/index.php/shorts/the-lonely-orbit-by-frederic-siegel-benjamin-morard
Awards:
Highly Commended Award, Cardiff Animation Festival 2020
Best International Short, 2nd Place, Chilemonos 2020
Youth Jury Award, Nuit du Court Métrage 2020
Prix Opale, Delémont Hollywood 2020
Luzerner Filmpreis, 2nd Place, Upcoming Film Makers 2020
The Favourite Film of the Student Jury, Primanima World Festival of First Animations 2019
Best Animated Short, SITGES International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia 2019 (Oscar-Qualifying)
Special Mention, Animatou 2019
Fantastic Swiss Award, Fantoche 2019
Swiss Youth Award, Fantoche 2019
Produced by
Team Tumult
Marwan Abdalla Eissa
In coproduction with SRF Swiss Radio and Television
Commisioning Editor
Gabriela Bloch Steinmann
Original Story by Frederic Siegel
Layout and Backgrounds
Nico Kast
Frederic Siegel
Animation and Clean-Up
Frederic Siegel
Benjamin Morard
Justine Klaiber
Nina Christen
Estelle Gattlen
Edit
Benjamin Morard
Compositing
Marwan Abdalla Eissa
Frederic Siegel
Benjamin Morard
Mentoring François Chalet
Original Score by Luc Gut
Sound Design & Mix
Noisy Neighbours
Kilian Vilim
Thomas Gassmann
Foley artist
Dieter Hebben
"Seabed Meditation"
Written and performed by Norman Chambers
"Coming Home"
Written and performed by Geva Alon
Voices
Will Crook
Estelle Gattlen
Garrick James Lauterbach
Galileo Disperati
Tobias Fluck
Eri Eitoku