Captions provided by CCTubes – Captioning the Internet! A girl falls in love again which fills her with dread. She runs away and finds herself trapped in a vortex of old memories. In her imagination, she relives the joys and sorrows of first love, before reaching a pivotal moment – will she be able to free her soul to face the future with an open heart?
Director: Vivien HÁRSHEGYI
Producer: József FÜLÖP
Editor: Judit CZAKÓ
Script Advisor: Rita DOMONYI
Consultant: Réka GACS
Music: Olivér HEGYI
Additional music: Gergely ISTVÁN, Csaba KALOTÁS
Sound Design & Mixing : Csaba KALOTÁS
Production Manager: Eszter GLASER
Visual Concept & Backgrounds: Vivien HÁRSHEGYI
Lipsync Actors: Vivien HÁRSHEGYI, Benett VILMÁNYI, Lilla KIZLINGER, Gergely ISTVÁN
Animation & Clean up: Fábián BALOGH, Dominika DEMETER, Dániel DIÓSZEGHY, Domonkos ERHARDT, Bálint HALASI, Vivien HÁRSHEGYI, Bence HLAVAY, Kata SÁRDI, Marcell SZÉNÁSI, Anna SZÖLLŐSI, Kitti TELEKI
Coloring: Borbála BALÁZS, Dániel DIÓSZEGHY, Dominika DEMETER, Ráhel Réka GÁTI, Vivien HÁRSHEGYI, Kitti KOMÁN, Fruzsina KHOR, Sára SOMOGYI, Bence VADÁSZ, Nikoletta VERESS
Effect Animation: Melinda KÁDÁR
Thanks for all the help!
♡ ♡ ♡ And the biggest shout-out goes to Geri István, for his unlimited patience and support ♡ ♡ ♡
p.s: He’s the one on the bench 😉
AWARDS
Friss Hús International Short Film Festival Budapest – 2022 – Best Hungarian Animated Short Film
Manchester Animation Festival – 2022 – Special Mention
Primanima World Festival of First Animations – 2022 – PrimaSound Award
PIAFF – Paris International Animation Festival – 2023 – Sébastien Roffat Award for Screenwriting Originality
PIAFF – Paris International Animation Festival – 2023 – Audience Award
Tricky Women / Tricky Realities – 2023 – Up & Coming Award – Best student film
Mecal Pro – Barcelona International Short and Animation Film Festival – 2023 – 3rd prize
International Animated Film Festival Animocje – 2023 – Special Mention
Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film – 2023 – „Dusan Vukotic” Award for the Best Student Film
KAFF Kecskeméti Animációs Film Fesztivál – 2023 – Best animation
Festival of Animation Berlin FAB – 2023 – Special Mention
Turku Animated Film Festival – 2023 – Special Mention
Anibar International Animation Festival – 2023 – Best Student Film
ASIF International Animation Film Festival – 2023 – Audience Award
Animest International Animation Film Festival – 2023 – Best Student Film
Insomnia International Open Air Animation Film Festival – 2023 – The Debutorya Prize for the Best Student Film
BALKANIMA – European Animated Film Festival – 2023 – Best Student Film
Animasyros International Animation Festival – 2023 – Special Mention
New Chitose Airport International Film Festival – 2023 – Best Student Film
FESTIVAL SELECTIONS
Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival, LIAF – London International Animation Festival, Animateka International Animated Film Festival, Animatou International Animation Festival, Leeds International Film Festival, Manchester Animation Festival, PÖFF Shorts – Black Nights Film Festival, Friss Hús International Short Film Festival Budapest, Cine New Wave, Primanima World Festival of First Animations, Filschool Fest Munich, Anilogue International Animation Festival, PIAFF – Paris International Animation Festival, ANIMA – The Brussels International Animation Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival – Panorama, Anifilm – International Festival of Animated Films, International Animated Film Festival Animocje, Kaboom Animation Festival, Tricky Women / Tricky Realities, Cardiff Animation Nights, Fest Anca International Animation Festival, Animafest Zagrab – World Festival of Animated Film, Viborg Animation Festival VAF, FEST New directors / New films Festival, La Guarimba International Film Festival, KAFF Kecskeméti Animációs Film Fesztivál, New Chitose Airport International Film Festival, Mecal Pro – Barcelona International Short and Animation Film Festival, Festival of Animation Berlin – FAB, Turku Animated Film Festival, Anibar, Linoleum Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival, Animator FEST – European Youth Festival of Animated Films, GIRAF – Giant Incandescent Resonating Animation Festival, Animest, ASIF International Animation Film Festival, Animage International Animation Festival of Pernambuco, Interfilm 39th, Canlandiranlar Animation Film Festival, Animasyros International Animation Festival, BALKANIMA – European Animated Film Festival, Insomnia International Open Air Animation Film Festival, AFX – The Animation Festival of Halifax