A beautiful morning in an abandoned laboratory takes a magical turn when a pair of rats share a sample from the mushroom jar in this beautifully lit diploma film from a team of students at École des Nouvelles Images in Avignon, France. [Watch]
Director/designer Hiroshi Takagishi at WOW in Tokyo: “After seeing ancient Jomon pottery with my own eyes, I could imagine (from the unique protrusions and patterns) the scenery, appearance, and movement of living things, the sounds, and their textures.” [Watch]
Inspired by German Expressionist films like The Cabinet of Dr.Caligiri, the latest grad film from the GOBELINS class of 2021 is a bold yet nuanced critique of “politicians and their absurd and cruel way of running countries.” [Watch]
Director/CG artist Arkadiy Demchenko in Moscow: “‘Relicts’ is an animated horror short movie set in a remote village lost somewhere deep in primeval winter woods.” [Watch]
A bitter-sweet tale of leaving and family, this animated short from five 2021 Gobelins animation grads was inspired by the work of Japanese artists, including manga master Matsumoto Taiyó, illustrator Taniucho Rokuró, and filmmaker Yuasa Masaaki. [Watch]
From the team at Papy3D in Paris: “Three sisters are facing an impending disaster: the imminent flooding by the Sea of the lands where they live. In the midst of such chaos, the sisterly union is shaken up and each of the sisters experiences the imminence of death, in their inner selves. [Watch]
