THE LONELY ORBIT

Leaving for his dream job, a satellite technician keeps solitude at bay by constantly texting with his old friends. After neglecting his duties a satellite leaves its orbit which causes the worlds network to collapse. 9’ 22”, Switzerland, 2019 An animated short film by Frederic Siegel & Benjamin Morard. For more information, festival selections and making of, please go to: Produced by Team Tumult Marwan Abdalla Eissa In coproduction with SRF Swiss Radio and Television Commisioning Editor Gabriela Bloch Steinmann Original Story by Frederic Siegel Layout and Backgrounds Nico Kast Frederic Siegel Animation and Clean-Up Frederic Siegel Benjamin Morard Justine Klaiber Nina Christen Estelle Gattlen Edit Benjamin Morard Compositing Marwan Abdalla Eissa Frederic Siegel Benjamin Morard Mentoring François Chalet Original Score by Luc Gut Sound Design & Mix Noisy Neighbours Kilian Vilim Thomas Gassmann Foley artist Dieter Hebben