Synopsis:
Heartbroken, I bought two cans of beer and a bottle of wine and drank it walking home. A tipsy journey reconstructed using the Japanese traditional storytelling method ‘rakugo’ and pop culture.
- Director:
- Shiika Okada
- Year:
- 2019
- Country:
- Japan
- Running time:
- 2 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation, Cut-Out Animation, Mixed media
- Production type:
- Student
- Producer:
- Mitsuko Okamoto
- Music composer:
- Samayu Kuroyanagi
- Sound designers:
- Kohei Iseki, Tomoka Kimura
- School:
- Tokyo University of the Arts
- Genres:
- Drama, Experimental, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Relationships, Surreal, Poetic, Festival Darlings
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
-
Library of Paradise, Garden of Pain
2021 Adults 3 min
by Christopher Childs
In a luscious garden, a sickly man is cared for by a group of strange librarians.
- Drama
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
-
Washed Out: Hard to Say Goodbye
2017 16+ 4 min
by Jonathan Hodgson
- Drama
- Music Videos
- Abstract
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
-
Berry Sakharof – Yareach (Moon)
2016 16+ 2 min
by Amit Trainin, Tom Kouris
- Drama
- Music Videos
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
-
SOFT ANIMALS
2021 16+ 3 min
by Renee Zhan
Two ex-lovers cross paths at a train station.
- Drama
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
-
CI3: Obzor
2021 16+ 4 min
by Alexandra Májová, Martin Máj
A poetic video clip from the workshop of the Máj author pair introduces us to an imaginary landscape in which, with the help of simple symbolism, we follow the problematic relationship between a man and a woman. The graphic aesthetic is dominated by the motif of the hands that the heroes manipulate against the background of the themed horizon.
- Drama
- Music Videos
- Abstract
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
-
Bryan Away: The Lake
2020 16+ 5 min
by Qianwen Yu
Lake is liquid, inanimate, emotionless. Like blood flowing through a body, the water circulates and sustains, bringing life to its surroundings. In this video, life is continuously reborn through the raindrops, through the terrain and into the air. The beauty of this process is juxtaposed with the songwriter’s perspective, someone who is detached and yearning to feel the full breadth of human emotion.
- Drama
- Music Videos
- Abstract
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
-
Ceva
2020 Adults 9 min
by Paul Mureșan
Something we keep avoiding in life might be waiting for us on the other side.
- Drama
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
-
IT STARTS WITH
2018 16+ 3 min
by Laura Nasir-Tamara
It Starts With is a mixed media animation short about characters making tiny teacups and also falling in and out of love. Made using digital tools and hand painted backgrounds, it’s a watercolour ode to love and friendship.
- Drama
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
-
Why
2017 16+ 7 min
by Iva Božić
Two alpinists, Ola and Bole, embark on the adventure of a lifetime – a winter ascent along the dangerous Messer-Schmidt route. But before they reached the top, they were forced to abandon further ascent. Desperate and losing hope of staying alive, they surrender to thoughts of a happier scenario. The animated film “comes true” of their wishes and the good old search for a better life begins.
- Drama
- Tragicomedy
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
-
Lay Me Down
2024 16+ 5 min
by Emmanuelle Mohnblatt, Marie Deboissy, Sébastien Kirszenblat
Henry meanders through Wyrmlands, the remains of England consumed by the giant worm of capitalism. Amidst his despair, he recalls an act of kindness. As a child, innocent and loving, he saved an injured worm. Perhaps salvation is possible if he can reconnect with his inner child.
- Drama
- Music Videos
- Tragedy
- Fantasy
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
-
Mubi
2020 16+ 6 min
by Tomoe Obayashi
This animation thematizes a dream that you can’t wake up from. Mubi (夢寐) means dreams you have whilst you are asleep in Japanese. Shakuya mubi (夙夜夢寐) is a four character idiom. It means dreams you have even if you are awake. A young man endures conflict, rapture and anguish. And he will find out why he cannot leave his dream.
- Drama
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
-
Enducated
2020 7+ 7 min
by Xavia Chen
Once upon a time, there was a crawling tortoise. The tortoise was told that as long as it keeps going, it will reach the goal. But, why reaching the goal? The story is a reflection of the education system in Asia. High school students aimlessly pursue the one and only goal – getting into the perfect university. But what is next?
- Drama
- Coming-of-Age
- Experimental
- Non-narrative