TV Standard: NTSC
Color: Color
Aspect Ratio(s): 16:9 Scope
Layers: single-sided/single-layered
Original Release Year: 2017

Credits:

Deborah Ellis,Jeff Danna,Saara Chaudry,Mychael Danna,Soma Chhaya,Nora Twomey,Laara Sadiq

Description:

Pavana is 11 years old. A story of courage of a girl who cut her hair and became a boy. Nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 90th Academy Awards! Song of the Sea, Song of the Sea, The Secret of Brendan and Kells, and the new Cartoon Saloon. The film was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 90th Academy Awards and won numerous audience awards at film festivals around the world! Cartoon Saloon is an Irish animation studio that has attracted worldwide attention with "Song of the Sea" and "Brendan and the Secret of Kells". Breadwinner", the first solo film directed by one of the founding members, Nora Toomey, earned the studio its third Academy Award nomination. Toomey breaks the preconceived notion that "animation is for children" with his detailed direction that highlights the story and allows the expressions in the protagonist's eyes to speak of fear, anger, and hope. Angelina Jolie supports the new talent of Cartoon Saloon.Angelina Jolie, a UNHCR envoy and supporter of schooling for girls in Afghanistan, offered her cooperation for this film. She advised and supported the director on the beauty of Afghanistan, a "crossroad of civilizations" on the Silk Road where East and West intersect, and on the emotions of the people living through hardships. This animation depicts two worlds, reality and storytelling. The world of Pavana's story is depicted colorfully in cutout animation, in contrast to the realistic streets of Kabul, which are recreated in traditional 2D hand-drawn animation based on meticulous research. The two different styles of animation make the main character shine even more brightly, as she survives the difficult reality through the power of storytelling. Half of the voice cast, including Pavana, is composed of actors with Afghan roots, and the music is by young students from the Afghan National Conservatory of Music.