Spanning a number of different styles and mediums, the short films in this year’s Animation Showcase each bring beauty to difficult stories. These talented filmmakers' use of creative and often fantastical storytelling techniques create engaging, if at times emotional, explorations of heavy themes such as war, displacement and loss.
A woman visits her ailing grandmother in a hospital during a flood, bringing back fond memories of the past – spilling over into fantastical visions in the present – as an ancient tale comes to life.
About the filmmaker:
Huda Razzak was born in Chicago, Illinois to parents who immigrated from Iraq. In 2021, she graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design with a Master of Fine Arts degree in Animation. Huda focuses primarily in writing, storyboarding, and production. She is also a two-time ScreenCraft finalist, former ISF Film Grant recipient, and selected participant in a directing mentorship with Women in Animation. She currently works as a production assistant at Netflix Animation.
- Year2021
- Runtime6 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorHuda Razzak, My Anh Ngo
- ScreenwriterHuda Razzak, Toby Osborne
- ProducerHuda Razzak
- CastJeed Saddy, Israa Zainab, Huda Razzak
- ComposerStephanie Homelin Tomala
- Sound DesignSam Mongeau, Stephnaie Homelin Tomala
- MusicMaxime Vermette
Spanning a number of different styles and mediums, the short films in this year’s Animation Showcase each bring beauty to difficult stories. These talented filmmakers' use of creative and often fantastical storytelling techniques create engaging, if at times emotional, explorations of heavy themes such as war, displacement and loss.
A woman visits her ailing grandmother in a hospital during a flood, bringing back fond memories of the past – spilling over into fantastical visions in the present – as an ancient tale comes to life.
About the filmmaker:
Huda Razzak was born in Chicago, Illinois to parents who immigrated from Iraq. In 2021, she graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design with a Master of Fine Arts degree in Animation. Huda focuses primarily in writing, storyboarding, and production. She is also a two-time ScreenCraft finalist, former ISF Film Grant recipient, and selected participant in a directing mentorship with Women in Animation. She currently works as a production assistant at Netflix Animation.
- Year2021
- Runtime6 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorHuda Razzak, My Anh Ngo
- ScreenwriterHuda Razzak, Toby Osborne
- ProducerHuda Razzak
- CastJeed Saddy, Israa Zainab, Huda Razzak
- ComposerStephanie Homelin Tomala
- Sound DesignSam Mongeau, Stephnaie Homelin Tomala
- MusicMaxime Vermette