The antagonist of a dark opera becomes increasingly unsettled following the unlikely return of the former lead actor.
Co-directed with Mikai Geronimo at The National Film School, IADT.
9'47''. Scope (2:35), 25 f / s, Digital 2D/Oil Pastel.
Selected for a World Premiere at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.
Venice Film Festival Nominee to the 2021 European Film Awards.
Winner Best Animation at the Irish Film & Television Awards 2022.
AWARDS
Venice International Film Festival - European Film Award Nominee
Mladá kamera - Best Animation U30
Tirana International Film Festival - Best Student Film
BALKANIMA - Best Student Film
Milano Film Festival - Jury Special Mention
Cork International Film Festival - Grand Prix Irish Short Special Mention
CINANIMA - Grand Prize for Student Film
GIRAF - Honourable Mention for Best International Short Film
Los Angeles Animation Festival - Best Student Design
Dublin Animation Film Festival - Best Student Film
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival - Jury Special Mention
Rabat International Film Festival - Best Animated Short Film
Animation Dingle - Best Irish Short
IFTA Film & Drama Awards 2022 - Best Animated Short
Student Royal Television Awards Ireland 2022 - Animation Winner
MONSTRA Lisbon Animation Festival - Best Student Film
Martovski Film Festival - Best Animation
European Science Fiction Society - Irish Chysalis Award
Fastnet Film Festival - Best Animation
SCREENINGS
10/09/21 - Venice International Film Fesitval - Venice, IT
17/09/21 - Mladá kamera - Uničov, CZ
22/09/21 - Animasyros - Syros, GR
24/09/21 - Nottingham International Film Festival - Nottingham, UK
24/09/21 - Tirana International Film Festival - Tirana, ALB
27/09/21 - Viborg Animation Festival - Viborg, DK
29/09/21 - Bolton International Film Festival - Bolton, UK
29/09/21 - Woodstock International Film Festival - Woodstock, USA
01/10/21 - Vancouever International Film Festival - Vancouever, CA
05/10/21 - BALKANIMA - Belgrade, SRB
08/10/21 - Taichung Animation Festival - Taichung, TW
08/10/21 - Milano Film Festival - Milan, IT
09/10/21 - International Short Film Festival of Cyprus - Limassol, CY
18/10/21 - Canlandıranlar Film Festival - Canlandıranlar, TR
21/10/21 - TOHorror Fantastic Film Fest - Torino, IT
23/10/21 - SCAD Savannah International Film Festival - Savannah, USA
23/10/21 - Montecatini International Short Film Festival - Montecatini, IT
24/10/21 - Kuandu International Animation Festival - Taipei, TW
28/10/21 - Uppsala International Short Film Festival (EFA) - Uppsala, SE
28/10/21 - International Film Festival Film Front - Vojvodina, CS
01/11/21 - Braunschweig International Film Festival - Braunschweig, DE
02/11/21 - Aesthetica Film Festival - York, UK
03/11/21 - Denver International Film Festival - Denver, USA
13/11/21 - European Film Forum SCANORAMA (EFA) - Vilnius, LT
05/11/21 - Edinburgh Short Film Festival - Edinburgh, UK
05/11/21 - Seville European Film Festival (EFA) - Seville, ESP
07/11/21 - Cork International Film Festival - Cork, IE
07/11/21 - Ravenna Nightmare Film Festival - Ravenna, IT
08/11/21 - CINANIMA - Aveiro, PT
09/11/21 - Girona International Film Festival - Girona, ESP
09/11/21 - Belfast Film Festival - Belfast, IE
12/11/21 - PÖFF - Black Nights Film Festival (EFA) - Tallin, EE
14/11/21 - Cyprus International Film Festival - Nicosia, CY
15/11/21 - Prague Independent Film Festival - Prague, CZ
19/11/21 - GIRAF Festival of Independent Animation - Calgary, CA
19/11/21 - Shorts That Are Not Pants - Toronto, CA
20/11/21 - Cornwall Film Festival - Cornwall, UK
21/11/21 - İzmir International Short Film Festival - Izmir, TR
28/11/21 - Catania Film Fest - Sicily, IT
03/12/21 - Leuven Short Film Fest - Leuven, BE
04/12/21 - Los Angeles Animation Festival - Los Angeles, USA
11/12/21 - Dublin Animation Film Festival - Dublin, IE
16/12/21 - Rabat International Film Festival - Rabat, MR
11/01/22 - Minimalen Short Film Festival (EFA) - Trondheim, NO
14/01/22 - Chilliwack Independent Film Festival - Chilliwack, CA
01/02/22 - Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival - Clermont-Ferrand, FR
02/02/22 - Dam Short Film Festival - Nevada, USA
05/02/22 - Manipulate Festival - Edinburgh, UK
26/02/22 - Cinematheque Passion (EFA) - Macao, MO
25/02/22 - Brussels International Animation Film Festival - Brussels, BE
11/03/22 - Animation Dingle - Dingle, IE
12/03/22 - First Cut! Film Festival (CIFF Programme) - Cork, IE
16/03/22 - MONSTRA Lisbon Animation Festival - Lisbon, PT
23/03/22 - REGARD – Saguenay International Short Film Festival - Quebec, CA
28/03/22 - KABOOM Animation Festival - Amsterdam, NL
29/03/22 - Martovski Film Festival - Belgrade, SB
06/04/22 - GLAS Animation - California, USA
14/04/22 - Seattle International Film Festival - Washington, USA
15/04/22 - Festival du Cinéma Européen de Lille - Lille, FR
20/04/22 - Brussels Short Film Festival - Brussels, BE
21/04/22 - Atlanta International Film Festival - Georgia, USA
10/05/22 - ANIFILM Liberec - Liberec, CZ
19/05/22 - Animatricks International Animation Festival - Helsinki, FI
25/05/22 - Fastnet Film Festival - Schull, IE
01/06/22 - Psarokokalo International Short Film Festival - Athens, GR
09/07/22 - Curtas Vila do Conde (EFA) - Porto, PT
29/07/29 - ASIFA South - Georgia, USA
For a full list of cast and crew please visit the official website.