1998 Official Selection, film index

The Innocent Abroad

  1. Overview
  2. Fact Sheet

Loosely based on Samuel L. Clemens satirical travelogue, this film uses photo-collages and watercolours to poke fun at the intolerance and ignorance towards other cultures portrayed in the book.

The film

  • Film identity

    Original title: The Innocent Abroad

    Directed by: Gerd GOCKELL

    Country: Germany

    Year of production: 1998

    Running time: 10 min

  • Technique

    Category:

    Techniques used: paint on paper, photos, photocopies

    Process: Colour

  • Credits

    Directed by: Gerd GOCKELL

    Production: ANIGRAF, Gerd GOCKELL

    Distribution: ANIGRAF

    Based on: Samuel L. Clemens

    Script: Gerd Gockell

    Graphics: Ute Heuer

    Sets: Rüdiger Stanko

    Animation: Ute Heuer

    Camera: Kirsten Winter

    Music: Ulrich van der Schoor

    Sound: Wolf-Ingo Römer

    Editing: Martin Hansen

    Voice: Mark Lyndon