Dear parents,
Some events that you could not believe take place during the war; I could not have believed it myself if I had not seen it; the war seemed different, well…, it is sabotaged. The day before yesterday, the French and the Germans shook hands - and the truce went on for two days in the trenches that the 90th battalion is occupying; I’m telling you, it was unbelievable! But I did not, I would have regretted it.
Here is how everything happened: on the morning of the 12th, the Boche wave a white flag and yell: « Comrades, Comrades, surrender! »
To make an impression, they ask us to surrender. On our side, we ask the same, nobody accepts.
Then, they come out of their trenches, without their guns, with nothing, the officers in front; we do the same and then we visit each other’s trenches, we trade cigars, cigarettes, while, 110 yards away, some soldiers are shooting at each other. Believe me, we may not be clean, but they are even dirtier, they are disgusting and they are fed up too.
But for a while, things have changed. We don’t communicate any more. I am telling you this story but please don’t tell anyone, we must not even tell other soldiers about it.
I embrace you all,
Your son, Gervais
FRATERNISATIONS Stop motion animated movie
ANIMATED GREETING CARD 2015 Stop motion animated movie
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THE SHERMAN TRAIL Stop motion animated series
The Buddies' Films is a non-profit association.
All the team members practice a profession which is, for most of them, linked to the worlds of art and of image and sound.
All of them took part in the making of the first episode as volunteers.
Eighteen months, according to everyone's availability, were needed to make this film.
Five former Confederates, who have become outlaws, will dedicate their lives to getting back the treasure hoarded by Sherman and his twelve roughneck soldiers when they plundered South Carolina's properties. This treasure is thought to be hidden in the coffin Sherman is constantly keeping under guard in the black wagon of a train departing for... the unexplored.
This quest will take them on a long journey through America as the General and his men, in the wake of the war, ensure the railroad's progress through the still wild west and as they carry on their abuses on the Natives and on the immigrants who have recently settled in the Great Plains, by implementing the Hard War strategy.
New landscapes in hostile lands and new dangers await Jefferson and his companions. They will endure the Native wars triggered by the wealthy owners as they share the virgin new territories and by the frenzied gold rushes where ruthless hordes stop at nothing to push the Frontier out.
Many times they will lose their quest in the chaotic construction of this New World. (Damien Marie)
Playmobil® figures at the heart of history
« The Sherman Trail » is a 6-minute pilot film, which is the introduction to a stop motion animated series published on the web.
The adventure is based on historical events and played by Playmobil® figures.
This series pays tribute to our childhood's partners and to all the adventures every child of the world has imagined involving their toys in real, serious and epic plots.
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