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Original Film Title: The Hourglass Bear: Memories of the Peace Museum
Director’s Name: Artist Wabyanko
Writer’s Name: Artist Wabyanko
Producer: Artist Wabyanko
Country of Origin: France
Country of Filming: France
Language: English, French
Runtime: 1 minute 54 seconds
Film Description:
In a world ravaged by forgetfulness, a giant hourglass, the last witness of time, comes to life in a bolt of lightning. It awakens a forgotten teddy bear, lost in the ruins of a post-apocalyptic city. Drawn by a mysterious light, the bear makes its way to the Peace Museum, a crumbling sanctuary where each room holds fragments of a vanished past: smiling faces turned to ash, a wall of segregation shattered by balloons of hope, and a wish tree whispering the dreams of a lost humanity.
As the teddy bear uncovers these forgotten memories, a luminous seed appears in its paw—a symbol of a choice yet to be made. In a distant control room, a hand hovers over a red button… The seed, carrying the museum’s memories, falls into its palm. Will it press it?
A visual and dreamlike fable about the fragility of peace, where every grain of sand is a choice, and every memory, a spark of hope.