Sister is a 2018 stop motion animated short film directed by Siqi Song during her studies at CalArts,[1] Experiment animation Program as her graduation film. The short has been presented and won awards in a number of festivals including the Oscar Qualifying[2] HollyShorts Film Festival, the Aspen Shortsfest, the Austin Film Festival, and the Foyle Film Festival where it won the 4 different Oscar Qualifying prize[3] for best animation.
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Directed by | Siqi Song |
Produced by | Siqi Song |
Music by | Karen Tanaka |
Production company | Calarts |
Distributed by | Miyu Distribution |
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Running time | 8 minutes |
Country | United States |
The short was nominated for the Annie Awards[4] and Shortlisted at the BAFTA Student Film Awards[5] for best student film in 2018.
Plot
A man thinks back to his childhood memories of growing up with an annoying little sister in China in the 1990s. What would his life have been like if things had gone differently?
References
- ^ "CalArtians Nominated for 46th Annual Annie Awards". Calarts.
- ^ Wolfe, Jennifer; Wolfe, Jennifer (2019-12-04). "A Wide World of Animated Shorts". Variety. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (20 August 2019). "News Bytes: Spider-Man Booted from MCU, New 'Dark Crystal' Featurette, Oscar Short Contender 'Sister' & More". Animation Magazinee.
Watch CalArts student Siqi Song's moving stop-motion short, which recently scored its fourth Oscar-qualifying festival win
- ^ Giardina, Carolyn (12 March 2018). "Annie Awards: 'Incredibles 2,' 'Ralph' Lead Feature Nominees; 'Mary Poppins Returns' Also Nominated". Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "BAFTA Announces Shortlist for Student Film Awards". BAFTA. 3 May 2018.
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