“What does the hangman think about when he goes home at night from work?”
Inspired by the 1922 Carl Sandburg poem of the same title, The Hangman at Home explores themes of acknowledgement and participation.
The animated film invites you into five interwoven stories featuring people caught in a pivotal moment: they are fragile, playful, terrified, contemplative, confused, curious. We watch their intimate deeds in a reflective state, and they gaze back, transforming us from spectators to witnesses. The film is not about hanging people, but about the awkward intimacy that comes with being human, and the connection between spectator, witness, and accomplice. The Hangman at Home reveals that we are all alike in these moments, while also raising questions of responsibility.
The animation is hand-painted frame-by-frame with acrylic, a technique that allows for a rich though subtle examination of characters, gestures, and behaviours. The series of “living paintings” shines a light on private, domestic spaces, which are positioned within a clever, fragmented narrative.
This film is part of a multi-media project created by artists and filmmakers Michelle and Uri Kranot, that has three distinct and singular outputs: Exploring themes of acknowledgement and participation across mediums.
The Hangman at Home is a co-production between Late Love Production (Denmark), Miyu Productions (France), Floréal Films (France) and the National Film Board of Canada.
The project has been supported by: the Danish Film Institute, the West Danish Film Fund, the CNC (Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée), Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Charente county council (as part of Pôle Image Magelis) The Animation Workshop/ VIA University College and The Danish Arts Foundation.
Written, Directed, Designed and Edited by
Michelle & Uri Kranot
Narration
Michelle Kranot
Technical Director
Morten Andersen
Animation
Michelle Kranot
Uri Kranot
Juliette Viger
Mohammad Babakouhiashrafi
Fabien Corre
Morten Andersen
Compositing
Morten Andersen
Uri Kranot
Original Music
Uri Kranot
Musical Arrangements, Recording and Mix
Thomas Richard Christensen
Performed by
Jody Ghani Nordby
Thomas Richard Christensen
Uri Kranot
Additional Music
Concerto n*2 pour Piano by Sergueï Rachmaninov
Arranged by
Pierre Yves Drapeau
Pianist
Pierre Benoit
Sound Design
Pierre Yves Drapeau
Foley
Lise Wedlock
Foley Assistant
Thomas Garant
Foley Recording
Geoffrey Mitchell
Luc Léger
Re-recording
Jean Paul Vialard
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Late Love Production Team
Editing Consultant
Luis Cook
Line Producers
Michelle Kranot
Production Assistant
Kristina Sletting Jensen
Intern
Mikkel Battefeld
Set Technician
Karsten Nisbeth
Set Dressing
Lana Tankosa Nikolic
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Miyu Productions Team
Production Director
Tanguy Olivier
Chief Financial Officer
Cyril Smet
Production Manager
Pierre Boivin
Studio Manager
Christian Serres
Administrative Assistant
David Dos Santos
Marketing Manager Miyu Distribution
Luce Grosjean
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Floréal Films Team
Production Manager
Joanne Rakotoarisoa
Production Assistant
Thibault De Torcy
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National Film Board of Canada Team
Technical Director
Eric Pouliot
Technical Specialist – Animation
Yannick Grandmont
Technical Coordinators
Jean-François Laprise
Mira Mailhot
Infographics
Cynthia Ouellet
Online Editor
Serge Verreault
Studio Coordinators
Laetitia Seguin
Michèle Labelle
Administrators
Karine Desmeules
Diane Régimbald
Senior Production Coordinator
Camila Blos
Line Producers
Anne-Marie Bousquet
Mylène Augustin
Marketing Manager
Geneviève Bérard
Producers
Lana Tankosa Nikolic
Emmanuel-Alain Raynal
Pierre Baussaron
Katayoun Dibamehr
Avi Amar
Marc Bertrand
Executive producer
Julie Roy
Produced with the support of
Danish Film Institute by Film Commissioner
Cecilia Lidin
West Danish Film Fund
CNC (Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée)
Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, in partnership with CNC
In association with
TinDrum Productions
The Animation Workshop
Thanks to
Carl Sandburg Estate / John Steichen and Paula Steichen Polega
Marieke Breyne, Morten Thorning, Zelimir Nikolic, Anita Videnovic, Jonas Petri Megyessi, Solveig Højer Jensen, Emil Kranot, Adam Kranot, Sara Topsøe Jensen, Sarah John, Philip Piaget, Tim Leborgne, Michelle Nardone, Per Kristensen, Lone Thaarup Nielsen, Svend Ghani Nordby, Hassan Mohammad Omar, Thomas Ahlmark, Matt Edwards, Søren Berg Nørbæk, Milan Grajetzki, The Open Workshop, József Fülöp, Moholy-Nagy School of Art And Design, Emmanuel Feulié, Agnès Paratte, Frederic Cros, Sophie Hahne, Marie-Pierre Journet, Arnaud Mathieu, Emmanuelle Miquet, Alexis Pecharman, Jean-Louis Rizet, Jakob Kirstein Høgel, Mette Elmgaard, Ane Mandrup and Simon Løvind.