Dublin Animation Film Festival 2021

International

Expired April 15, 2022 8:00 PM
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21 films in package
Migrants
Two polar bears are driven into exile due to global warming.
A Poem by Alba
An elderly woman living alone in her apartment deals with loneliness and her eventual end.
Grandma's Pancakes
A film about a lonely grandmother, hopoing that someone will visit her.
Papa is Big I am small
A short and tender story about little girl who sees off her sailor father in a far away journey. Her childhood imagination will brighten up the long wait.
Housecat
Cat by circumstance, house cat by choice.
Wattenwander (What a Wonder)
While searching for fishing bait, two kids catch a talking sandworm
Cloud Boy: An Autistic Journey
Cloud Boy journeys through his insecurities and issues growing up.
Passenger
One day a touring musician enters a city with poison plants. His hand touches pollen grains of poisonous plants unwantedly that cause some rashes on his hand...
Brunch
An anxious millenial just wants to eat his avocado toast in peace.
Frostbite
Una wants to prove to her sister she has grown up.
The Sewing Machine
Lights Out
Two boys confront their conflicting opinions on police brutality and racism.
Aurora
If the streets could talk, what would they say?
Pullover
A forgotten Pullover finally gets his chance to see the outside world.
I'm Not Okay
Emily has been struggling to cope with negative emotions caused by a trauma.
Anima
Someone has struggles accepting their differences from the world around them.
In absentia
An animated documentary portrait of my grandfather.
The Many Faces of Ava
Ava is a woman who changes her face according to whatever scenario she finds herself in.
The Needle
Only a Child
A child's desperate call to action for our planet's future.
Little Boy Litter
Little Boy Litter pedals and pilfers his way around the countryside in search of treasure among the trash that has been dumped in his locality.
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Alba, an elderly woman living alone in her apartment, gets a call from her doctor. Instead of taking the call, Alba decides to reach out to see her loved one to reconnect to no avail. A yellow bird that she befriended keeps her company with its windowsill visits. Loosely based on the true story, ‘A Poem by Alba’ reminds us to reach out to our loved ones and the preciousness of time. 

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    5 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Rating
    15A - strong language
  • Note
    A Poem by Alba is loosely based on my former neighbor Alba who has passed away. She was a very spirited woman who lived alone and had a lot of pride. When she got sick, she reached out to her loved ones who couldn’t visit her. I channeled that yearning she had, and poured my own yearning of wanting to see my parents during Covid pandemic who live overseas. Aging and dealing with our own mortality is something that’s universal that we all have to deal with. So I wanted to infuse humanity and transport the viewers to a place of love of someone elderly we might have in our lives in hope that we stay connected and reach out to that very person who might be lonely
  • Director
    Yoo Lee
  • Cinematographer
    Yoo Lee
  • Animator
    Yoo Lee
  • Production Design
    2D Matte Paining by Elizabeth Hwang, Post, Composite by Jarrod Parker
  • Composer
    Sam Retzer
  • Sound Design
    Matt Schoenfeld
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