8 Heads of Madness

Of love, of creation, of freedom. The feature film Marta Novák. Aneta Langerová as Russian poet Anna Barkova

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A drama, feature-length fiction film about the poet Anna Barkova. At the age of 20, she was prophesied an amazing future—to become the greatest Russian poet. A few years later, she found herself in a Cargo truck heading for the uninhabited steppes of Kazakhstan, heading to a labor camp beyond the Arctic Circle. She spent 22 years of her life in Soviet camps. 8 Heads of Madness is about the eternal struggle between the artist Anna and external circumstances, the artist and her demons and longings.

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Thank to Silvia Panáková from Arina film production, we had the opportunity to cooperate on one of eight chapters of the film. We handled all the VFX shots in a challenging sequence. The request was to change the country to step and add new objects and buildings. And here's the result.

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Official trailer:

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For in-depth insight into VFX creation process for this movie, check out our lecture presented on 1st ANIMATION MEETUP

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Befor/After image comparison: