experimental short film
A film by Tsai Yi-Chin
Animation: Tsai Yi-Chin
16mm Film Hand-Processing: Marek Pluciennik, Tsai Yi-Chin
Sound Designer, Sound Mixer: David Chen
Music 'Reimei' by: Leo Lindgren
Voice Over Recording: Leo Lindgren
Title Design: Lu Wan-Jou
Presented by: RE:ANIMA – European Joint Master in Animation
Genre: Experimental animated documentary
Length: 9 minutes
Target Audience: Adult
Style: Mix animation technique, analog film, experiment with image footage
Intention of the work:
Afraid of losing my father again, I tried to keep everything about him. This film is an artifact of how I faced, processed and communicated with my sorrow, my fear and the past and the present. With this film, I intended to let the audience feel relieved and that they’re not alone.
Synopsis:
Like the scenery from a running train, memories are beautiful, blurry and keep changing.
This is a film about a daughter’s feelings of losing her father.
After her 13 years processing of the loss, the author mixed video footage and analog film with animation techniques, and brought a diary-like atmosphere in this experimental animated documentary, to immerse the audience in the unspeakable feelings of losing a loved one.
Awards:
2024 Rising Of Lusitania AnimaDoc Film Festival 'Best Student AnimaDoc'
2024 FLIPBOOK Film Festival 'Best Animated Documentary'
Festivals
2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival Official Competition the Graduation films Category
2024 Film Fest Gent Official Selection in the Belgian Student Short Competition
2024 Seattle International Film Festival Official Selection
2024 Leeds International Film Festival Official Selection
2024 Palm Springs International ShortFest Official Selection
2024 Guanajuato International Film Festival Official Selection
2024 San Diego Asian Film Festival Official selection
2024 TOFUZI International Animated Film Festival Official Selection
2024 Imaginaria- The world festival of animated film Official selection
2024 Kuando International Animation Festival Official Selection
2024 Izmir International Short Film Festival Official Selection
2024 Rome International Film Festival (Georgia, USA) Official Selection
2024 Golden Harvest Award Experimental Film Competition
2023 Sundance Asia Short Film Competition Finalist