MetaFilterSep 16, 2023

The Overcoat

"The Animators Who've Spent 40 Years on a Single Film" is a video posted by Mefi member Rufous-headed Towhee heehee about the beautiful, unfinished stop-motion film that has taken the record for longest animation production of all time. (and trig links to the fantastic "Hedgehog in the Fog" by the same duo in the comments)

https://www.metafilter.com/200704/The-Animators-Whove-Spent-40-Years-on-a-Single-Film

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The Animators Who've Spent 40 Years on a Single Film

In 1980, renowned Russian animators Yuri Norstein and Francheska Yarbusova began production on a beautiful stop-motion film called The Overcoat. After 40 years of work, the film remains...