"GAKU 楽" (2020) Charcoal Animated Short Film, Pratt MFA thesis film 

Description: Charcoal on paper animation. Pratt MFA Thesis film
Story:
"I held onto my reflection.
It's my ideal self
forever far, forever near.
Such fragile imagery, a breeze will disturb it.
Those strong tides
that once destroyed me,
that were once beyond me
Will I become one with it, I ask?
to rid of my anxiety of losing sight.
Will I find peace in oneness then?"
Music performance credit: Nobutaka Yoshizawa
Music: "Gaku" originally composed by Tadao Sawai
AWARDS
AWARD WINNER (Best Animation Cinematography) Canadian Cinematography Awards 2021
AWARD WINNER (Best Short Film) 2021 Drive in Events 2021
AWARD WINNER (Best Animated Film (any length) Golden Valley Global Cinefest 2020
AWARD WINNER (Best Short Film - Animation) Queen Palm International Film Festival 2020
AWARD WINNER (Best Experimental Short) Los Angeles Animation Festival 2020
AWARD WINNER (Best Student Category) Panama Animation Festival 2020
AWARD WINNER (Best Animation Short Film) South Film and Arts Academy Festival 2020
AWARD WINNER (Best Student Film) Animation Studio Festival 2020
FINALIST (Best Animation Short) Luminous Frames 2020
FINALIST (Animation) US Hollywood Int'l Golden Film Award 2020
SEMI-FINALIST (Animated) Flicker's Rhode Island International Film Festival 2020
HONORABLE MENTION (Short Film) European Spiritual Film Festival 2021
SCREENINGS
SELECTION (Animation Short) Deep Focus Film Festival 2021
SELECTION (Best Animated Short) Shortie Film Festival 2020
SELECTION (Animation ) 2021 Voices Rising Film Festival 2021
SELECTION (Films UP TO ONLY 10 MINUTES) 6th Jaipur Film World 2021
SELECTION (Films UP TO ONLY 10 MINUTES) KIFFI, JAIPUR - (Kaaryat International Film Festival of India) 2020
SELECTION (Student Animation (Without Dialogue) TIFF - Experimental & Animation 2020
SELECTION (Best Animated Music Video (up to 5 min) ANIMAFILM International Animation Festival 2020
SELECTION (Animated Short) Demetera International Film Festival 2020
SELECTION (Animated Short-International Competition) Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival 2020
SELECTION (Animation Short Films) Mequinesa International Film Festival 2020
SELECTION (Animation (General) AniMate - Australia Animation Film Festival 2020
SELECTION (Animation Experimental) Experimental, Dance & Music Film Festival 2020
SELECTION (Student) CAPITOL Dance & Cinema Festival 2020
SELECTION (Animation Short Films) GIRAF International Festival of Independent Animation 2020