BEST STUDENT ANIMATION / THE THREAD OF LIFE

BEST STUDENT ANIMATION / THE THREAD OF LIFE

Screening:
Palace of Culture Pernik, Hall 2
  • Hand

    Simon Barr Japan, Documentary, English, 00:05:03

    A little girl who grew up surrounded by family and friends suddenly falls into a space that only she can enter. Before she realizes it, the time spent alone stirs up an indescribable feeling deep within her heart. But in the empty darkness, what can she possibly hold onto? And where should she go ?

  • When Ocean Rises

    Yongxin Wang Germany, Drama, Comedy, Environment, No Dialogue, 00:06:16

    A polar bear and a penguin, who have lost their home and are looking for a new place to live, meet on the island where the dog lives. They all want the house for themselves until the ocean begins to rise and the island slowly sinks into the sea.

  • How To Build A Sand Castle

    Nour Khamis Ecuador, Animation, English, 00:04:20

    How to Build a Sand Castle is a four minute hand- drawn animated short that uses the metaphor of a crumbling sandcastle to explore queer self- discovery, shedding shame, and reclaiming identity with newfound clarity and power.

  • Strokes of Wildflowers

    Livvy Seabrook-Wilkins United Kingdom, Animation, Animated Documentary, Student Short Film, Animated Student Short Film, Documentary, English, 00:03:43

    Stroke survivors share their stories about the mental and physical struggles they face and the importance of community within their recovery.

  • 走 (zǒu)

    Hannah Wu United Kingdom, Animation, English, Mandarin Chinese, 00:03:31

    A journey through the pages of my mother’s old Chinese-English dictionary. Combining ink drawings on paper with direct animation on 35mm film, various definitions of the Chinese character for ‘walk’ take on meanings in turn literal, historical, personal and abstract. An experimental animated short about language, meaning and moving through the world (one drawing at a time).

  • TAUT

    Ilya Lorenz Barrett Germany, Exprerimental, Fantasy, Dramedy, No Dialogue, 00:05:39

    Stringo the Stunted Wellow doesn’t fit in with his flock. While they stay still when the wind blows, Stringo jerks and twitches. Life isn’t what it used to be, but he’s okay with that—his world is quiet and calm. One day, a scary, hand-shaped creature enters their grove. The others pretend to be dead, but Stringo’s movements get him noticed. The creature grabs him and drags him away. Stringo fights back and wins, but he’s changed. When he returns, his flock doesn’t recognize or accept him. With nowhere left to go, Stringo lets the wind carry him.

  • ToWer

    SIQI WEI Japan, Animation, English, Japanese, 00:05:14

    This work examines binge-eating livestreams in contemporary internet culture through the metaphor of a tower rising from the desert, symbolizing exploitative online corporations. The protagonist, a man in poverty and constant hunger, is guided by a bird representing his inner self. As profits grow, he falls into a cycle of excessive consumption and self-destruction. The bird’s death marks the loss of his final rationality, and he realizes he has destroyed his only escape while the system continues exploiting others.

  • The Whale Island

    Yiming Feng | Yan Chen | Yechu Jin | Yici Cao China, Animation, 00:08:37

    The elderly person lives on a whale island and loves this land, where humans and nature coexist harmoniously. But an unexpected event struck, with countless pieces of garbage falling from the sky, putting the Whale Island world in danger. In adversity, whales sacrifice themselves to save the world. But in fact, the Whale Island world is just a phantom of the polluted reality. The ultimate sacrifice of whales brings a glimmer of vitality and hope to reality.

  • In Ten Minutes

    Xiaoyue Fu China, Animation, 00:05:16

    The little granddaughter lives with her grandmother. Grandma waits for her granddaughter at home after school every day. That day, grandma still cooked the meal, but she couldn't wait for her granddaughter to come back. Grandma's worries about her granddaughter turned into exaggerated imagination, filling every moment of waiting......

  • Warp and Weft

    Isolda Milenkovic United Kingdom, Documentary, Craft, Textiles, Art, Women, Feminism, English, 00:03:46

    Warp and Weft is an animated documentary short about traditional textile crafts. A love letter to the act of hand-making, traditional craft practices, and the people who love them. Stemming from the fear of these artforms slipping away in a society that no longer values the human labour behind them.

  • The Peel

    NanTung Lin Belgium, Finland, Portugal, Taiwan, Animation, 00:06:20

    After a flat tire leaves her stranded in the woods, a woman revisits haunting memories of her self-destructive tendencies. As she peels the skin from her fingers, each strip draws her deeper into the past. With every layer, she steps closer to the hidden child within herself.