The Tornado Outside

The Tornado Outside

Best Short Student Animation Maria Tomazou United Kingdom, Animation, 8'15''

Anna lives in a stable, perfect house, anchored in space. Outside her house there is a big tornado where people live their normal chaotic lives. Anna is extremely afraid of the dangerous tornado, but after her house keys are blown away, she is forced to undertake a journey to retrieve them. Within her journey, she interacts with different characters that help her perspective to change. Anna finally learns to embrace the chaos and deals with all the good and bad things that life can bring her.

The Tornado Outside
Film block: STUDENT ANI / CREATIONS BY TALENTED STUDENTS
Screening:
Palace of Culture Pernik, Hall 2
  • Language
  • Country United Kingdom
  • Genre Animation
  • Cinematographer Nina Oyens
  • Scriptwriter Marius Scholtz
  • Producer Solomon Golding
  • Music Ariella Koorlander Ereira
  • Editor Jack Cotter
  • Cast Roision Rankin, Lewis James Goody
  • Animation Maria Tomazou, Chloe Williamson, Lily Ward, Francesca Valuto, Ellie Henderson, Sam McSweeney, Angus Macdonald, Milo Bonnard, Mansi Maheshwari.
  • Year of creation 2023
  • Duration 8'15''
Maria Tomazou
Director Maria Tomazou

Maria is an animation director born in Cyprus. With a background in illustration and animation she now graduated from The National Film and Television School studying an MA on Directing Animation. Maria is specialising in stop-motion animation and is interested in capturing characters' emotional journeys. She is interested in visual storytelling with limited dialogue. She tackles themes of home, perfectionism, perspective and questions about life and existence!

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