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'Waldeinsamkeit'

Length: 4'15"

Year: 2023

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An old lady feels alienated from modern city life, but when she embarks on a magical dreamlike journey, she finds wonder and a newfound appreciation for the place she lives in. Waldeinsamkeit is an old German word that describes the feeling of spiritual connection one can experience when being alone in a forest.

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This is my graduation film for Edinburgh College of Art. I started working on it in September 2022 and finished it in May 2023.​

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Best Animation Winner - UPTILT Film Fest 2024 (US)

Official Selection - Edinburgh International Film Festival 2023 (UK)

Official Selection - Animafest Zagreb 2024 (Croatia)

Official Selection - London International Film Festival 2024 (UK)

Official Selection - La Guarimba Film Festival 2024 (Italy)

Official Selection - Piccolo Festival Animazione 2024 (Italy)

Official Selection - British Shorts Berlin 2024 (Germany)

Official Selection - Animafest Gdansk 2023 (Poland)

Official Selection - ICONA Animation Festival 2023 (Greece)

Official Selection - ShorTS International Film Festival 2024 (Italy)

Official Selection - Anny Animation Nights New York 2024 (US)

Official Selection - Travel Fest 2024 (Albania)

Official Selection - Cardiff Animation Nights 2023 (UK)

Official Selection -  Apex Film Awards 2023 (UK)

Official Selection -  ShortScape Film Festival (UK)

Official Selection - Inheritance - The Environmental Festival 2023 (UK)

Official Selection - Serbest International Film Festival (Moldova)

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British Council: http://film-directory.britishcouncil.org/waldeinsamkeit

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Trailer:

Making of:

Film Stills:

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The film is hand-painted with ink and pencil on paper (with exceptions of some digitally drawn effects animation). To capture the images I used Dragonframe. They were then composited together with the ink backgrounds using 3d layers in After Effects. The final edit of the film was done in PremierePro. 

Development sketches:

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