On My Mind (Animated Short Film)
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Published 2019-02-14
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Second year film completed at UCLA Animation Workshop.
Written, animated, directed by Shirley Zhou
Featuring voices by Shellah Hunter, William Rowe, Kimlinh Tran, and Jackson De Loach
Sound Design / Mixing by Crystal Chan (cyrrrchan.com/)
Original Soundtrack by Stephen Spies and Kate Bacich
www.stephenspies.com/
www.katebacich.com/
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Hi all! I'm finally sharing a new film on this channel, something that feels both exciting and terrifying at the same time haha. This was my first film as a grad student, and a project very near and dear to my heart.
AWARDS
Chaktomuk Short Film Festival 2018 - Audience Choice
SHORT to the Point - Best Animated Short Film
Asians on Film Festival - Best Animation
Fresno State's Asian Pacific Islander Film Fest - People's Choice
Rome Elephant Film Awards 2018
UCLA Director's Spotlight 2018
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OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
Toronto Animation Arts Festival International (TAAFI) 2019
Blackbird Film Festival 2019
Anim!Arte - International Student Animation Festival of Brazil
CMS International Children’s Film Festival 2019
Boston Asian American Film Festival
Ploiesti International Film Festival
Inshort Film Festival
KingstOOn 2019
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All Comments (21)
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Thanks so much for watching! Check out how this film was made: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRR-QQ00g3s Original Soundtrack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1USYhxv3jOo Original Soundtrack (Acoustic Version) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkd5_gRKQdQ
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side note: i love when the bird is just vibing and dancing on her head while she’s brushing her teeth or working
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Lowkey rooting for the guy who remembered her favorite coffee
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The boy and the dog from "Noose" is at the back on 1:45 That just made me smile. I really liked Noose! Also, love this one too!
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0:36 if that were me: YEAH COFFEE IS ON YOU! Throws coffee at him
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The Twitter logo needs to take a bath
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Man, to end a breakup with “you’ve been a great sport!” Feels like you were dating your coach or brother
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4:44 Oh don't mind me, just a regular crow swaying my head back and forth to the music of your inability to move on. Lol, but it's such a cute crow though.
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This is how my year has turned out. still working on getting rid of my crows but it's going slowly but surely. another great film thank you arrowmi.
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Wow. This is actually incredible! Amazing storytelling.
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1:45 Good to see the boy from noose is finally starting to fit in
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“You can’t stop the birds of sadness from flying over your head, but you can keep them from nesting on your hair.” - Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
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I think we've all got some crows following us to accept. Another lovely film arrowmi!
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I can't be the only one who got scared when the voice acting randomly popped up
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I know the crow is supposed to represent a bad thing, but it's actually kind of cute :c
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Beautiful! I love that the crow represents the problems of moving on. The more room the crow gives her, the less her ex is on her mind. And in the end she was able to move on. I watched Noose and it had such symbolism as well. Congratulations on your success! Your films are a true beauty of symbolism and art. 💕💗
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Someone's probably already mentioned this, but I love the detail of the photo of her and ex bf being removed after the breakup, and slowly being replaced by other photos like her with her friends. It's the little deets (like the boy and the dog from noose showing up) that really make these types of animations shine!
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For some reason I kept thinking she would befriend the crow and actually want it around ha ha, I kept waiting for her to start petting it and stuff
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Who else wants the bird and girl to be best friends :>
