Synopsis:
Three Renees go on a quest to find God, who is also Renee. As they traverse the mountains and valleys of Renee, they discover all the great joys, sorrows, and mysteries of being Renee.
- Director:
- Renee Zhan
- Year:
- 2018
- Country:
- United States, Japan
- Running time:
- 10 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Renee Zhan
- Animator:
- Renee Zhan
- Script writer:
- Renee Zhan
- Music composer:
- Reylon Yount
- Sound designers:
- Jacob Kinch, Renee Zhan
- Editor:
- Renee Zhan
- Production:
- Harvard University
- Distribution:
- Vimeo
- Genres:
- Drama, Abstract, Experimental
- Tags:
- Body Image, Surreal, Festival Darlings, Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Transformation, Dreams, Poetic, Shame
- Audience:
- 16+
- Language:
- English
- Festival selections:
- Sundance Film Festival, Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
- Awards:
- Jury Award for Best Animated Short at SXSW, Best Animation at various international festivals
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