Elephants Dream
Synopsis
Elephants Dream is the story of two strange characters exploring a capricious and seemingly infinite machine. The elder, Proog, acts as a tour-guide and protector, happily showing off the sights and dangers of the machine to his initially curious but increasingly skeptical protege Emo. As their journey unfolds we discover signs that the machine is not all Proog thinks it is, and his guiding takes on a more desperate aspect. Elephants Dream is a story about communication and fiction, made purposefully open-ended as the world’s first 3D animated “Open movie”. The film itself is released under the Creative Commons license, along with the entirety of the production files used to make it (roughly 7 Gigabytes of data). The software used to make the movie is the free/open source animation suite Blender along with other open source software, thus allowing the movie to be remade, remixed and re-purposed with only a computer and the data on the DVD or download.
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Elephants Dream Trailer
Type: Trailer • Published 2012-10-05
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Release History & Theatrical Window
March 24, 2006
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Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$150K
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
Pending
Total global ticket sales
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Bassam Kurdali
- Screenplay & Story
- Pepijn Zwanenberg
- Original Score
- Jan Morgenstern
- Original Title
- Elephants Dream
- Country of Origin
- Netherlands
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 11m
- Production Budget
- $150K
- Production Studios
- Blender Foundation
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Bassam Kurdali
Pepijn Zwanenberg, Andreas Goralczyk, Bassam Kurdali
Jan Morgenstern
Ton Roosendaal
Department Leadership Roster
Pepijn Zwanenberg
Screenplay
Bassam Kurdali
Director
Ton Roosendaal
Producer
Age Classification & Content Advisories
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NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Elephants Dream
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What is Elephants Dream about?
Elephants Dream is the story of two strange characters exploring a capricious and seemingly infinite machine. The elder, Proog, acts as a tour-guide and protector, happily showing off the sights and dangers of the machine to his initially curious but increasingly skeptical protege Emo. As their journey unfolds we discover signs that the machine is not all Proog thinks it is, and his guiding takes on a more desperate aspect. Elephants Dream is a story about communication and fiction, made purposefully open-ended as the world’s first 3D animated “Open movie”. The film itself is released under the Creative Commons license, along with the entirety of the production files used to make it (roughly 7 Gigabytes of data). The software used to make the movie is the free/open source animation suite Blender along with other open source software, thus allowing the movie to be remade, remixed and re-purposed with only a computer and the data on the DVD or download.
Who directed Elephants Dream?
Elephants Dream was directed by Bassam Kurdali.
Who stars in Elephants Dream?
The principal cast of Elephants Dream includes Tygo Gernandt, Cas Jansen.
When was Elephants Dream released and how long is it?
Elephants Dream was released in 2006 with a total runtime of 11m.
Who composed the musical score for Elephants Dream?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Elephants Dream was composed by Jan Morgenstern.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Elephants Dream?
Elephants Dream holds official age classifications: FR: TP; US: NR (Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.).