Constantinople, 1910. The streets are filled with stray dogs. The newly installed government, influenced by an occidental model of society, calls in European specialists to rid the city of the dogs. Finally the decision is made to deport 30.000 of them to a desert island, off the coast of the city. Through the eyes of a female dog and one of the policeman who puts her in a cage, we follow the forced exile, the abandonment and the death throes of 30,000 dogs who will mostly die of starvation and thirst.





Serge Avedikian works both as an actor and a theatre and film director. Barking Island is his third animated film following Life Line (2003) and A Beautiful Morning (2005), which were all made using a similar technique. He directed different creative documentaries and ultimately, We Drank of the Same Water, released in 2008. He also directed many short and medium fiction films as well as cinematographic poems. He is currently working on his first feature film.





Production: Sacrebleu Productions

​Script: Serge Avédikian, Karine Mazloumian
Producers: Ron Dyens, Aurélia Prévieu
Editing: Chantal Quaglio                       
Music: Michel Krasky



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Screenings & Awards:



• Palme d'Or, Cannes Festival, 2010;
• Festival International Cinéma Jove de Valence, Spain;
• Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia;
• International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, Turkey;
• Pusan International Film Festival, South Korea;
• International Short Film Competition of the 55th Corona Cork Film Festival, Ireland;
• Festival international du court “Passaggi d’Autore: intrecci mediterranei 2010”, Italy.