Synopsis:
A military man works in a nursing home. He is always watching these shaved, elderly people, but fail to understand them at a personal level. One day, he sees their faces.
- Director:
- Jeon Jinkyu
- Year:
- 2022
- Country:
- Japan
- Running time:
- 10 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation
- Production type:
- Student
- Producer:
- Yamamura Koji
- Animator:
- Jeon Jinkyu
- Script writer:
- Jinkyu Jeon
- Music composers:
- Mothervibes, Park Good
- Sound designer:
- Mothervibes
- Production:
- Tokyo University of the Arts
- School:
- Tokyo University of the Arts
- Genre:
- Drama
- Tags:
- Educational, Festival Darlings, Political, Relationships, Technology and society, Poetic, War, Slow
- Audience:
- Adults
- Language:
- Japanese
- Festival selections:
- Cannes Film Festival, Tirana International Film Festival, Spark Animation, Cinanima International Animated Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
- Awards:
- Hiroshima Animation Season / 2022 / Jury’s Personal Pick, Digicon6 Asia Korea Awards / 2022 / Gold Prize, Seoul Indie-AniFest / 2022 / Independent Walk Award, Audience Choice Award, Tirana International Film Festival / 2022 / Best Student Animation, SPARK Animation Film Festival / 2022 / Winner, Student Competition, CINANIMA International Animation Film Festival / 2022 / Best International Animated Screenwriting, Kichijoji Animation Film Festival / 2023 / Grand Prize, Production I.G Award, STUDIO4℃ Award, Paris Korean Film Festival / 2023 / Special Mention, Mecal Pro Barcelona International Animation Film Festival / 2023 / Second Prize, Cinequest Film Festival / 2023 / Best Animation Short, San Luis Obispo International Film Festival / 2023 / Best Animated Short
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