In this love letter to artists, their art and its audience, a filmmaker is confronted with rejection after rejection until, at last a beautiful fig tree bears sweet fruits. “Conversations with a Whale” was created directly under the camera lens, using various analogue animation techniques.

Honorable Mention at IFF Etiuda&Anima, Krakow 2020
Best German Animation at Festival of Animation Berlin, 2021
Best Narrative Short Animation at ANIMA – Cordoba, 2021
Best Animation at Woodstock Film Festival, Woodstock 2021

art, direction and animation by Anna Samo
produced by Tom Bergmann
music and sound design Merche Blasco

with the voices of Lisa Labracio, Merche Blasco Jason Patience, Biljana Labovich Jeremiah Dickey, Abdallah Ewis Bethany Cutmore-Scott

sound re-recording mixer Benjamin Beladi
additional sound design, foley and mix David Jalbert

STAMP executive producers Carl Vaudrin, Powys Dewhurst, Benjamin Beladi

colorist Will Cox online editor Kevin Caby post production services Final Frame