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Compound Eyes of Tropical
Nominees and Awards
- ★ 2023 Animafest Zagreb World Festival of Animated Film Special Award
- ★ 2023 Golden Harvest Awards Golden Harvest Award
- ★ 2022 Golden Horse Awards Best Animated Short
Synopsis
The film’s stop-motion animation puppets are made using Taiwan’s unique papermaking technique rooted in traditional funeral ceremonies. Through choreography in the style of the Taiwanese “yi zhen” folk dance, the film portrays the Southeast Asian folktale “The Mousedeer Crossing the River”.
Team
Director
ZHANG XU Zhan
ZHANG XU Zhan specializes in hand-drawn animation, puppet animation, and digital image, combinating experimental film, cinema, and multi-channel video installation. His works are full of bizarre, absurd and grotesque images.
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