Proof that female filmmakers are a creative force to be reckoned with, this year’s collection of international shorts from female creators highlights the diversity of female animators. These brilliant self-contained creative feats beautifully capture all the fun and foibles of human nature.
Meet Atlas: a two-tonne hunk of metal programmed solely to chop trees. The year is 2090: most labour-intensive jobs have been efficiently mechanized by robots, and in Atlas’ case, wood logging. However, being a robot tasked solely as a lumberjack is no easy feat. Being one of the first of its kind, there are a few bumps in the system; despite his seemingly large build and powerful tools, he still finds himself in unfortunate scenarios that lead to his death. Never fear though as luckily for Atlas, his programming is uploaded to The Cloud, snapping back to normal in an instant. Until there is a problem with the system...
This heartfelt and comedic animation explores themes of identity and realisation as we follow Atlas through his ventures in a future society making use of cloud-based consciences; whilst Atlas may be able to reboot back to life, the environment around him cannot.
- Year2021
- Runtime5:04
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- DirectorNazia Zaman
- ScreenwriterNazia Zaman
- ProducerNazia Zaman
- Sound DesignCooper Roy
- MusicAlice Mills
Proof that female filmmakers are a creative force to be reckoned with, this year’s collection of international shorts from female creators highlights the diversity of female animators. These brilliant self-contained creative feats beautifully capture all the fun and foibles of human nature.
Meet Atlas: a two-tonne hunk of metal programmed solely to chop trees. The year is 2090: most labour-intensive jobs have been efficiently mechanized by robots, and in Atlas’ case, wood logging. However, being a robot tasked solely as a lumberjack is no easy feat. Being one of the first of its kind, there are a few bumps in the system; despite his seemingly large build and powerful tools, he still finds himself in unfortunate scenarios that lead to his death. Never fear though as luckily for Atlas, his programming is uploaded to The Cloud, snapping back to normal in an instant. Until there is a problem with the system...
This heartfelt and comedic animation explores themes of identity and realisation as we follow Atlas through his ventures in a future society making use of cloud-based consciences; whilst Atlas may be able to reboot back to life, the environment around him cannot.
- Year2021
- Runtime5:04
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- DirectorNazia Zaman
- ScreenwriterNazia Zaman
- ProducerNazia Zaman
- Sound DesignCooper Roy
- MusicAlice Mills