2022 CAPSTONE - Animation Short Film

Keeping a lot to myself, because it is hard to find someone who understands. the worst kind of sad is not being able to explain why you are sad.

This animation really touched my soul. It's amazing that there are so few likes, subscriptions and views. This robot is deeply underestimated

I am not exactly very creative at deciphering the morals of short films... but when I saw her cry in her own arms it was something very unsettling for me.... I kept away my phone... had a good nap , and I think I get the point now..... Notifications show that there are people who are looking out for her , but the dead in her eyes while scrolling down is something I experience every now and then..... it is like she is mourning the loss of something ....she is grieving and she does not know that ..... but when finally she is able to call her attention to herself,(like i am looking for someone who can look at me , understand my pain , help me , is no one other than me ). all this is said we all know these and words , But actually seeing her mask fall 'before herself',.... actually see her crying/being comfortable in her own arms ....actually seeing her grieve properly around her own company , ...... all this is something i needed to see

END OF HIGH SCHOOL??? YOU SHOULD BE SLAPPING IT OUT IN COLLEGE FOR THIS LEVEL OF WORK, THIS IS BEAUTIFUL! LIKE WOW, AMAZING ANIMATION, COLORS, CONCEPTS AND EMOTIONS! SERIOUSLY, GREAT WORK! YOUR HARD WORK IS CLEARLY SHOWING! EASY A++++++ PUT THIS ON YO RESUME TOO! IT'S AWESOME!

that absence of sound just really helps that narrative of no motivation. Instills a sense of emptiness and loneliness. Like there should be something, just something to be the whitenoise in the background. And there is, it's just hidden and quiet.

Being alone isn't always so great.

I understand her on a personal level. Especially when she hesitates to comfort the "anonymous person"

this is so beautiful and heartbreaking, i hope it gets the recognition it deserves. the scene at 4:23 is breathtaking. i hope things get better for the girl and that she is gentle with herself :') <3

I don't think it's the intended mood, but from the moment the character wakes up in this short animation, I felt an alarming sense of peace as the story progressed. Even as the mundane became a shell of fear and dread, it still felt oddly peaceful. Sure, we are given clues to the world around her. But right here, in this moment, alone, nothing else matters except the simplicity that life can be. There, in that simplicity, can we look inward and pull ourselves back to a grounded state. No, you aren't going to die, your scholastic and social pressures aren't going to doom you forever. You are simply alive, and that's what matters. When you realize this you can take one step at a time into life without fear, grounding yourself in that simplicity that is being here and now. And in realizing this; just because you trip and fall, you don't stop walking, you don't stop learning, and absolutely nothing is wrong with that. I hope you find that sense of peace if you haven't yet, thanks for sharing this animation, it's a very personal piece I'd imagine.

This was the best thing I have ever watched. Love the art style and how “ soft “ and “ happy” it is even tho it has a dark tone behind it . Amazing work! This really needs more likes!

That first part with the notifications is so relatable

Damn, you looking to go to an animation school? Because this is on par with most fourth year student shortfilms from places like Sheridan! Your secondary motion could use some work, but you are telling the story you, as a high school student, feel is important to put in the world. The fact that this shortfilm exists proves an extremely high mental maturity and perseverance beyond our temporal state, and I have absolutely no doubt you will go far. Be it in animation, or any other field you wish to enter.

This video is truly beautiful! Not many people will believe me when I say this, but I come out of a severely bad childhood & have been undergoing extensive therapy for MPD for many, many years & this is the best depiction I've ever seen of what fusion and inner healing is like. Great job! 👍

i dont have a super bad self despice, more just social anxiety that goes away with a person when i get to know them better (or pretty much im just a shy teenager)

This animation deserves so much attention! Your art style is so soft and calming. This is amazing work!

And she found out that It was only herself that she needed to feel better again. It started within urself.

Depressed, same alarm, familiar text tone, forgets to charge her phone, ignores lots of texts and self-help ads because they're spammed ... is this character me?

Love the animation I took it as the girl ignoring her school and responsibilities in general by being tucked away on her phone. Although I can see how it might be a reference to school isolation instead as that can be just as toxic and self imposing. The alarm really gave me some serious ptsd from all the morning waking up for school to it.

You made this in high school? Skills.

seeing the text message at the end warmed my heart