

Three minutes of cosmic dread that'll outlive our sun.
Self-replicating entities that have evolved on different planets merge and proliferate exponentially. In search of more energy sources, they consume other stars.
Direction
Miyajima's unstoppable camera swallows galaxies whole.
Sound
Silence screams louder than any score could.
Visual Effects
Self-replicating entities that genuinely feel alien.

Director
Ryotaro Miyajima
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Emerges from Japan's tradition of 'mono no aware'—the pathos of impermanence—twisted into cosmic scale. Miyajima worked in complete isolation, hand-animating each replication cycle.
The 9.5 rating from only 2 votes suggests festival-circuit obscurity; this screened primarily at animation showcases before vanishing into algorithmic void. Seek the 4K restoration.