Project Detail

Pear

Synopsis

Listening to a story on the radio in a foreign language, it made such a strong impression I wanted to translate it to myself. I somehow understood it despite not speaking that language. I did this animation in order to remember it and complete it.

Details

Year
2015
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
8 mins 7 secs
Format
Digital
Director
Sijia Ke
Producer
Animation Staff, Royal College of Art
Editor
Sijia Ke
Screenwriter
Sijia Ke
Production Designer
Sijia Ke
Sound
Sami El-Enany
Composer
Sami El-Enany
Principal cast
Sijia Ke
Animation
Sijia Ke
Animation assistants
Yao Xiang, Miaojian Dong, Shijie Ha

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Royal College of Art, Animation

Kensington Gore, London
SW7 2EU

Sales Company

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