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The Boy Who Cheated Death

Best Short Animation Pipou Phuong Nguyen France, Animation, 00:05:17

A little boy tries to hide his mother from Death. They embark on a hide-and-seek game as creatures of earth, Death being their relentless predator. Finally, Death becomes the ultimate predator: Time.

The Boy Who Cheated Death
Film block: ANIMATION / ON HUMAN INTERACTIONS
Screening:
Palace of Culture Pernik, Hall 1
  • Language
  • Country France
  • Genre Animation
  • Cinematographer Simon Gesrel
  • Scriptwriter Pipou Phuong Nguyen
  • Producer Maria Markova
  • Music Antoine Duchêne
  • Editor Pipou Phuong Nguyen
  • Year of creation 2025
  • Duration 00:05:17
Pipou Phuong Nguyen
Director Pipou Phuong Nguyen

Pipou Phuong Nguyen is a Vietnamese director and animation mixologist based in Paris. Passionate about animation, an art form that has all the arts, she weaves eclectic universes and characters into a Pipou-esque storytelling. She combines 2D/3D animation, stop motion and puppetry; as well as AR / VR projects and oil paintings. She draws on these different mediums to discover new sources of inspiration and live her passion as an artist more intensely.

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