This short animation presents the haunting story of two brothers who share the scars, though not the memories, of an untold history that has driven them to existential extremes. Combining high-speed camerawork, striking art direction and intricate animation sequences, acclaimed visual artist and filmmaker Randall Lloyd Okita crafts a poetic elegy to connectedness and survival.
Ideal for projects in the visual arts and narrative writing. Why does the filmmaker hide his characters’ faces? What events from their past aren’t explained? Brainstorm different possibilities and write the missing story. Turn a conflict from your past into a narrative about two opposing characters. Come up with compound words that epitomize the different characters in your story. Use collage to illustrate the scenes in your story.