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Bead Game

Ishu Patel
1977 | 5 min
In this animated short, thousands of beads are arranged and manipulated, assuming shapes of creatures both mythical and real. They continually devour, merge, and absorb one another in explosions of color.

Awards and distinctions

  • Bronze Plaque - Category: Art and Culture
    International Film and Video Festival, Columbus
    1979
  • Best of Category
    P.A.C.T. Film Festival, Honolulu
    1979
  • Third Prize
    International Film Festival, Baltimore
    1979
  • Prize with a cash award of $100US
    Humboldt International Film Festival, Arcata
    1979
  • Second Prize
    Kenyon Film Festival, Gambier
    1979
  • Gold Medal - Special Jury Award
    International Film Festival, Miami
    1978
  • Certificate for outstanding achievement
    Golden Gate Awards Competition & International Film Festival, San Francisco
    1978
  • Blue Ribbon Award - Category: Visual Essays
    Itinerant - American Film and Video Festival, New York
    1978
  • Award of Excellence
    Film Advisory Board Incorporated, Los Angeles
    1978
  • Best Short Fictional Film
    BAFTA / British Academy of Film & Television Awards, London
    1978
  • Special Prize for Animation - with a cash award of 3,000 Marks GDR
    International Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, Leipzig
    1977