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Wastopia

Synopsis

WASTOPIA is a short animated film exploring the issues surrounding global attitudes to waste disposal and the environment pollution the inevitably follows. The film indicates a visual journey based on an otherworldly place inhibited by strange creatures and the products of what humans discard.
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Details

Year
2020
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
4 min 36 sec
Format
digital
Director
Qianhui Yu
Producer
Royal College of Art
Sound
Henry Sims
Composer
Andrew McDonnell

Genre

Climate / Environment Woman Director Asian Children’s Science

Categories

Animation

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Royal College of Art

Kensington Gore
South Kensington
London
SW7 2EU

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