Synopsis:
Hélène, 40 years old, comes to visit her aging mother in the french countryside. But her mother isn’t being her usual self. She seems to have formed a strange bond with the plants, insects, and the old oak tree at the end of her garden…
- Director:
- Sofiia Chuikovska, Loïck Du Plessis D’Argentré, Lina Han, Simin He, Jiaxin Huang, Maud Le Bras, Bingqing Shu
- Year:
- 2024
- Country:
- France
- Running time:
- 9 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation
- Production type:
- Student
- Animators:
- Sofiia Chuikovska, Loïck Du Plessis D’Argentré, Lina Han, Simin He, Jiaxin Huang, Maud Le Bras, Bingqing Shu
- Script writers:
- Sofiia Chuikovska, Loïck Du Plessis D’Argentré, Lina Han, Simin He, Jiaxin Huang, Maud Le Bras, Bingqing Shu
- Music composer:
- Jérémy Ben Ammar
- Sound designer:
- Jérémy Ben Ammar
- Production:
- GOBELINS
- School:
- Gobelins Paris
- Genre:
- Fantasy
- Tags:
- Nature, Relationships
- Audience:
- Adults
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