Nine minutes of oil-painted grief that'll wreck you in the best way possible.
Noah battles to overcome his grief at the death of his mother, a journey that takes him from his flat to beyond the stars. An animation in stop-motion and oil paint.
Practical Effects
Oil paint animation that drips and breathes across every frame
Direction
David McShane turns 9 minutes into an entire universe
Sound
Answering machine voice that haunts long after
Director
David McShane
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
McShane painted directly onto glass for each frame, meaning every shot is literally unique and unrepeatable.
The solar plexus—our 'gut feeling' center—becomes literal here: grief as a physical wound that can only be escaped through transformation.
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