走 (zǒu)
Synopsis
Combining ink drawings on paper with direct animation on 35mm film, various definitions of the Chinese character for ‘walk’ take 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
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Hannah Wu
- Sound
- Hannah Wu, Bruno Van Dycke
- Composer
- Bruno Van Dycke
- Voice Cast
- Wu Gang, Stephanie Guz, Hannah Wu
Genre
Production Status
Production Company
Royal College of Art
Kensington GoreSouth Kensington
London
SW7 2EU
Sales Company
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