Synopsis:
In a Good Wayis a 2D animation about a typical Asian salaryman who has decided to leave his job and returned to his hometown. En route, he encounters a pine tree blocking his path. He takes the tree home and tries to plant it in his garden, but finds that the tree has a will of its own – just like the salaryman.
- Director:
- Yi-Ju Tsai
- Year:
- 2015
- Country:
- Taiwan
- Running time:
- 5 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation, Mixed media
- Production type:
- Student
- Producer:
- Milan DelVecchio
- Animator:
- Yi Ju Tsai
- Script writer:
- Yi Ju Tsai
- Music composer:
- Wengu Hu
- Sound designers:
- Wengu Hu, Yi Ju Tsai
- School:
- NYC School of Visual Arts
- Genres:
- Drama, Experimental, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Surreal, Festival Darlings, Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Death, Poetic, Transformation, Shame
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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