# animate! › Films › The Tongue of the Hidden by David Alexander Anderson

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Discovery terms: 2000s animation, animated typography, calligraphy, 3d cgi, 2d digital animation, persian poetry, iranian culture, language, poetry film, filmmaker, animator

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**The Tongue of the Hidden** a film by David Alexander Anderson

in production

![The Tongue of the Hidden, still: image © Jila Peacock](https://animate.org.uk/stillslarge/tongueofthehidden01.jpg)

image © Jila Peacock

### a film by David Alexander Anderson in collaboration with Jila Peacock

### animate! synopsis

Characters and environment created entirely from the letters and the written words of the 13th century Persian metaphysical poet Hafez. An original and kinetic meditation offering insight into Iranian culture beyond the two dimensional popular view.

### key credits

**director**
David Alexander Anderson

**artist**
Jila Peacock

**The Tongue of the Hidden** film, stills and other materials © David Alexander Anderson 2006