Graduate film at Kingston School of Art, London.
Human Being
My role: producer, art director, illustrator, and animator
The 3-minute short was individually developed in the last year of studies. The first stage was three months of running online interviews and then editing five hours of recording.
The next development stage included sketching visual symbols and associations with the prepared script. Then I used the digital frame-by-frame animation technique. I aimed to draw the audience's attention to smooth black-and-white visuals that would not take away from the simultaneously heard audio.
The short film is about the ability of human beings to recover from mental suffering. It discusses the idea of emotional pain itself and how rewarding the recovery journey can be.
Trailer
Meaning of the film
The project talks about the transformative period as an enriching experience, with an emphasis on nonlinear processes.
The audio is edited from interviews with five different people, who complete each other’s thoughts as if they were in a real conversation. The individuals are of different age and gender and they have gone through very different struggles. But what they share is what they’ve learned after going through a difficult time. What they want is to share their stories to help, inspire, and support those who are aiming for recovery.
Music: Jack Benfield
Special thanks to Monika Balińska, Martina Bramkamp, Jess Davis, Evgenia Gostrer, Kenneth Kendall, Zuzanna Krefft, Sorrel Milne, Mardi Partrige, Eliza Pitkin, Jane Webster, Steven Zoerb, and Kingston School of Art
Tools: Photoshop, After Effects, Premier Pro
Awards
Falcon International Film Festival - honorable mention, Rotterdam Independent Film Festival - best micro short, Madrid Arthouse Film Festival - best animated short, Austin International Art Festival - Best Short Animation, The IndieFEST Film Awards - best animation, Hong Kong Indie Film Festival - semi-finalist in best animation short, Berlin Shorts Award - semi-finalist in best animation short, Sacramento World Film Festival - semi-finalist in best animation short, Rotterdam Independent Film Festival - award winner micro short, FLICKFAIR Film Festival - selected, Vancouver Independent Film Festival - semi-finalist best animated short, AltFF Alternative Film Festival - semi-finalist, Toronto Independent Film Festival of Cift - finalist best student short film, Deep Focus Film Festival - Honorable Mention, Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival - selected short animation