Synopsis:
Self-replicating entities that have evolved on different planets merge and proliferate exponentially. In search of more energy sources, they consume other stars.
- Director:
- Ryotaro Miyajima
- Year:
- 2017
- Country:
- Japan
- Running time:
- 4 min.
- Technique:
- Hand-drawn Animation, Mixed media
- Production type:
- Student
- Producer:
- Hiromitsu Murakami
- Animator:
- Ryotaro Miyajima
- Script writer:
- Ryotaro Miyajima
- Music composer:
- Yoshiki Masuda
- Sound designer:
- Tomoka Kimura
- Editor:
- Ryotaro Miyajima
- School:
- Tokyo University of the Arts
- Genres:
- Abstract, Experimental, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Surreal, Festival Darlings, Time, Poetic, Transformation, Dreams, Slow, Minimalist, Nature
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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