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Blink in the Desert

Malice comes up abruptly. In the blnk of an eye. Suddenly on a whim like a flapping insect. One day a young hermit finds a winged insect and crushes it out of disgust. Meanwhile, the elephant sees the incident but says nothing. From that day on , the boy is chased by shadows of the winged insects.

Director: Shinobu Soejima
Time: 0:10:34
Country: Japan
Genre: Animation
Year: 2021

Awards Nominations

68th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen - Selection (Germany 2022) Mainichi Film Awards - Nominated (Japan 2022) Campus Genius Contest - Gold Award (Japan 2022)

Director

Shinobu Soejima

Having great interest in alienated world such as “shadow” or “death”, and through research in folk culture and legend of Asia, the director try to create common image through visual expression that can be shared and sympathized by any generation or race. Her work has been selected in numerous film festivals nationally and internationally, such as International 68th Short Film Festival Oberhausen.