Watch: Mesmerizing 'O Black Hole!' Stop-Motion Animated Creation | FirstShowing.net

by Alex Billington April 7, 2022Source: Vimeo “I see now what she couldn’t see.” Another must watch animated short film that’s seriously worth your time. O Black Hole! is a stop-motion animated short created by a talented young Chinese-American filmmaker named Renee Zhan. An immovable woman meets an unstoppable girl in this musical quest to discover the meaning of transience and letting go. This initially premiered at the 2020 Locarno Film Festival, and it also played at last year’s SXSW Film Festival. The 15-minute short is about a woman who can’t stand the passing of time, and ends up sucking everyone and everything into a black hole. A thousand unchanging years pass inside her dark embrace until one day, the Singularity wakes. With the voices of Emmy the Great, Loré Lixenberg, Steven Hartley, and Arthur Smith. This is one of the most spectacular animation creations in the last few years, not only is it a deeply emotional & haunting story but all the designs are so unique, too. I also love the mix of styles – 2D charcoal paintings with the 3D characters & sets. Definitely worth a watch. Thanks to Vimeo Staff Picks for the tip on this one.…
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