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Dear Angelica

Dear Angelica

...I miss you.

20179.00h 13m

Overview

A teenage girl, Jessica, looks back on the stories her mother told through her movies and her own memories of her mother. This film is animated entirely in Oculus Quill, a 3D drawing and sculpting program.

Directed by Saschka Unseld
Written by Saschka Unseld
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Top Cast

Mae Whitman

Mae Whitman

Jessie (voice)

Geena Davis

Geena Davis

Angelica (voice)

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Themes & Keywords

letterdead motherworking mumdying motherill mothermourningunsent letterworking momstage mothermother child separationdream like experiencesick mothergrieving daughtermother daughter relationshipmother and daughteractress

About Dear Angelica

Dear Angelica is a animation film released in 2017 exploring themes of letter, dead mother, working mum, dying mother, ill mother, mourning. Directed by Saschka Unseld, it stars Mae Whitman, Geena Davis. A teenage girl, Jessica, looks back on the stories her mother told through her movies and her own memories of her mother. This film is animated entirely in Oculus Quill, a 3D drawing and sculpting program.

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