The Dam Keeper
The Dam Keeper is a 2014 American animated short film directed by Robert Kondo and Daisuke Tsutsumi. It tells the story of Pig, an introverted youth who lives in a windmill and keeps a dark fog from engulfing his town. Although socially rejected by his peers, he is befriended by the artistic Fox.
Plot
Pig lives alone in a windmill on the outskirts of town. The windmill sits atop a massive wall and continually blows away a dark fog that perpetually looms outside the wall. Every day, Pig winds the windmill to keep it turning, just like his father before him.
Cast
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author | Daisuke Tsutsumi Robert Kondo |
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director | Robert Kondo |
editor | Bradley Furnish |
genre | drama social |
keywords | caricature clean draw even gas mask laugh lose misunderstand new student open surround turn wait windmill |
musicBy | Matteo Roberts Zach Johnston |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film |
producer | Duncan Ramsay Megan Bartel |
productionCompany | Tonko House |
theme | animated animated short independent short |