The Whale Island
26-Best Student Animation
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.
Film block:
STUDENT ANIMATION / THE THREAD OF LIFE
Screening:
Palace of Culture Pernik, Hall 2
- Language
- Country China
- Genre Animation
- Year of creation 2025
- Duration 00:08:37
Chen Yan, Feng Tianming, Cao Yici, and Jin Yechu are third-year students from the ADA Experimental Class at Beijing Film Academy's School of Animation. Working collaboratively, they explore the relationship between humans, memory, nature, and environmental issues through poetic, emotionally driven storytelling. Influenced by both traditional animation aesthetics and digital techniques, they use animation as a medium for reflection and empathy, transforming everyday emotions into symbolic, immersive cinematic experiences.
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