Chapped Lips

1910, In Montmartre, a bar fight between artists seems to be creative.

May 5, 1821. Napoleon Bonaparte, deposed emperor exiled on the island of St. Helena, is about to take his last breath. The son of a Corsican family, he has been close to death on many occasions since, as a young captain in the revolutionary army, he seized Toulon from the royalists in 1793.

On the cold outskirts of town, something is about to happen. In our own way we are all waiting for something to happen.

"What does the hangman think about when he goes home at night from work?" ​ The Hangman at Home is an animated film exploring themes surrounding acknowledgement and the awkward intimacy of humanness. Told in five interwoven stories; each situation presents a person, or persons in a delicate moment: fragile, playful, terrified, contemplated, confused, curious… We are all very much alike in these moments - alerting us to question our own responsibility and responses. Inspired by Carl Sandburg’s chilling poem of the same name.

Short film directed for a project on the theme "Love", by three students of GOBELINS '"Master of Arts in Character animation and animated film" They worked for 5 months (from January to May). This exercise was meant to learn the 3D pipeline on Maya.

The vibrant plea of a generation of trans and non-binary people for recognition of their rights.

Since its origins, animation has thrived as one of cinema's most beloved formats to tell stories - and this exciting new collection from MIYU distribution is no different. Through the eyes of award-winning directors, Colour Me Queer explores issues of sexuality, love, and acceptance in a number of thrilling, imaginative styles.