Blink in the Desert / Mežik v puščavi

Shinobu Soejima (Tokyo University of the Arts)
2021, JPN, 10'27''

Malice comes up abruptly. As if it is blinking. Capricious like a flapping insect. One day, a young hermit finds a winged insect and crushes it out of disgust.

Zloba se pojavi nenadoma. Kot da mežika. Muhasta kot žuželka, ki prhuta s krili. Nekega dne mladi puščavnik najde krilato žuželko in jo poln gnusa zmečka.

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Recommended for children under 14 years old: Yes
Techniques: Puppet animation, Object animation
Language: Japanese

Script: Shinobu Soejima
Music: Marty Hicks
Animation: Shinobu Soejima
Sound Design: Hisako Nakaoka, Nao Tawaratsumida
Production and Distribution: Tokyo University of the Arts
Tokyo University of the Arts

Shinobu Soejima

Japanese artist Shinobu Soejima creates stop-motion animation and sculptures that explore impermanence and fear of the unexpected, and many of her works use motifs from Asian folk stories and religious ceremonies. Shinobu received her B.A. from the Intermedia of Fine Arts at Tokyo University of the Arts, where she is currently working toward an M.A. in the Department of Animation. She was awarded jury’s selection prize at the 22nd Japan Media Arts Festival, Image Forum Festivals in 2018 and 2019, Fantasia International Festivals 2019, Eriko Kimura’s Prize at Art Award Tokyo 2018 and so on.
www.shinobusoejima.com