Rocks in My Pockets

Aug 21, 2014

1h 33m

★ 7.9

A crazy quest for sanity.

Overview

The personal story of a woman struggling with an inherited illness, as told by Signe Baumane, the Latvian director-animator living in New York City. With humour and courage, the director sets out on a challenging journey to discover her family’s best-kept secret. Featuring five stories about the courageous women in Signe’s family and their battles with madness, visual metaphors, surreal images and director’s narration.

Genres

Comedy

Animation

Drama

Production Companies

Rocks In My Pockets

Locomotive Productions

Signe Baumane Studio

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Cast

Herself / narrator

Signe Baumane

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Rocks in My Pockets

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