German Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 22, 21:00 (City Kinos) and Monday, June 25, 19:00 (film.coop)
UMAMI

Country of Origin: Latvia
Year of Production: 2011
Duration: 10′
Category: Animation

Director: Reinis Petersons
Screenplay: Reinis Petersons
Music: Jekabs Nimanis
Editor: Davis Simanis
Producer: Sabine Andersone
Animator: Martins Dumins

Synopsis: A story about an anthropomorphic bear who works as an acrobat-motorcyclist in a circus during the day but yearns for wildlife and forest where his true happiness seems to dwell at night. One day, the bear decides to leave everything and takes off to the forest to pursue his happiness.
Inhalt: Die Geschichte eines anthropomorphen Bären, der tagsüber als Motorrad-Akrobat in einem Zirkus arbeitet. Nachts jedoch sehnt er sich nach dem Wald und der Wildnis, wo er seine Erfüllung findet. Eines Tages beschließt der Bär, alles hinter sich zu lassen und macht sich auf die Suche nach seinem Glück.

Festivals: 34th International Short Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand, France; Aspen Shortfest 2012, USA; 9th International Independent Film Festival IndieLisboa, Portugal; International Short Film Festival of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Awards: National Film Contest „Lielais Kristaps“, Latvia as Debut Film 2012

Weblinks:
www.atomart.lv/ursus
www.reinispetersons.com