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2005, 7 minutes, 35mm Sound Design by Dan Golden In this cyclical fairy tale, a man and a woman are cursed to be forever apart. We never see them inhabit the same space but yet we feel that there's a connection between them. One common element is that they both have the power to transform into animals. But when they do they are compelled to hunt down and destroy the other. They become blind to their passions and are overwhelmed by their instincts. Technique: Most of the rough animation was prepared in Flash along with the corresponding color fill layers. The drawings were then printed, traced, and cleaned up on paper to achieve a more organic quality. They were then re-scanned and composited in After Effects. Some of the drawings were etched on acetate and rubbed with ink. The backgrounds were a combination of paintings, collages, and photos. The animation was rendered in HD and transfered to 35mm film. Festivals and Awards Sundance International Film Festival, UT Annecy International Animation Festival, France Hiroshima International Animation Festival, Japan Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada Big Muddy Film Festival, IL: Best Animation Fantoche Animation Festival, Switzerland: Special Mention Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia Animac International Ation Festival, Korea Indie Lisboa International Indnimation Festival, Spain Seoul International Cartoon & Animaependent Film Festival, Portugal Rhode Island International Film Festival, RI New England Film Festival, MA Newport International Film Festival, Rhode Island Martha’s Vineyard Independent Film Festival, MA New Haven Underground Film Festival, CT Castelli Animati International Animation Festival, Italy Anima Mundi International Animation Festival, Brazil Norwich International Animation Festival , England Holland International Animation Festival, Holland 8th International Film Festival, Turkey Seattle International Film Festival, WA