CHINA/USA | 8 min | 2018 | Chinese dialogue

* 92nd Academy Award Nominee for Best Animated Short Film*

* Winner of 5 Oscar-qualifying Awards*

Synopsis

A man remembers his childhood memory of growing up with an annoying little sister in 1990s China. How would his life have been if things had gone differently?

CREDIT

written, directed and animated by SIQI SONG

voice by BINGYANG LIU

music by KAREN TANAKA

Set Fabrication by KATELYN LOVELACE, COLLEN SINCLAIR

Model by MATT CHAPPELL, TYLER VIRGA

Costume by JESSICA DABOVICH

Foley by ANDREA GARD

Sound Design by NICK AINSWORTH

Sound Mix by AIDAN REYNOLDS

Made at CalArts #BB4

FIlm Stills

“Acclaimed at festivals around the world, Siqi Song’s personal and intimate felted stop-motion animation is a top Oscar contender.”
— Short of the Week
“The quality of this animation not only engaged us with its style, but the substance of the story captured our imagination and hearts.”
— Aspen Film’s Shortsfest Jury - Miranda Bailey, Mike Plante, and Lili Rodriguez
“Congratulation on winning the Jury Diploma “ For creating memorable visuals for a bitter-sweet sibling relationship” for the film “SISTER”!
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— International Animated Film Festival KROK Jury - George Schwizgebel, Aleksandr Bubnov, Dmitry Geller, Ru Kuwahata, Jakob Schuh

Behind the scenes

 
 

festival selections

CONTACT

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