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走 (zǒu)

Dictionary tiger cutout

Synopsis

A journey through the pages of an old Chinese-English dictionary. Ink drawings and 35mm animation explore the Chinese character for ‘walk’, which takes on meanings in turn literal, historical, personal and abstract. An experimental animated short about language, meaning and moving through the world (one drawing at a time).

Details

Year
2025
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
3 min 31 sec
Director
Hannah Wu
Sound
Hannah Wu, Bruno Van Dycke
Composer
Bruno Van Dycke
Voice Cast
Wu Gang, Stephanie Guz, Hannah Wu

Genre

Experimental Woman Director

Categories

Animation Documentary Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Royal College of Art

Kensington Gore
South Kensington
London
SW7 2EU

Sales Company

Hannah Wu

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