From the moment she was born, Vaysha was a very special girl. With her left eye she can only see into the past, and with her right she can only see the future. The past is familiar and safe, the future is sinister and threatening. The present is a blind spot. In captivating parabolic imagery, the award-winning animation artist Theodore Ushev illustrates the world through Vaysha’s eyes.
Direction
Ushev's woodcut-style animation bleeds anxiety into every frame.
Sound
Sound design that makes 8 minutes feel like a lifetime.
Director
Theodore Ushev
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on a Georgi Gospodinov short story; Ushev fled Bulgaria's communist regime, and the film's fractured vision mirrors his own dislocated relationship with homeland memory.
The entire film was animated using encaustic wax painting on glass—each frame literally melted and repainted, making 'present' impossible to hold onto even in production.
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