Yankale

This film considers the case of Jakob L (Yankale), a lowly civil servant who fails to turn up to work one day. We get to know more about him, his life, his childhood, and above all his relationship with his oppressive mother. His childhood is portrayed as a peaceful island, where time and formalities do not exist. The contrast between the square shapes of the office world and the rounded, organic forms of the sea and the island emphasize the conflict between our desires and our duties. This film won eight prizes at international film festivals. Direction, Design, Animation: Gil Alkabetz Editing: Thomas Meyer-Hermann Music: Udo Schöbel Soundstudio: Ralf Schübel, AD1 Sponsored by: BMI und FFA Production: Gil Alkabetz and Thomas Meyer-Hermann Studio FILM BILDER 1995 Awards: First prize for Animation, Short Film Festival Ankara, 1997 Special prize of the jury, “AnimExpo&qu