TAPIR MEMORIES
Master thesis project in Film-Animation at Hochschule Luzern, Switzerland. 2023
Project overview
Tapir Memories is a fictional story based on real events about the impact of the armed conflict in Colombia in the early 2000s, which has been one of the most violent events in the last decade. Most of the victims have been farmer families who ended up in the city with their mothers as survivors. A short film that portrays a heartbreaking conflict that still has deep wounds in the minds and hearts of the people.
Synopsis
A tapir mother reveals her tragic story in an embroidery. She suffers a violent attack, the loss of her home, and the disappearance of her son. Will she find him?
2D digital Animation HD,16:9, 24fps
9 Min. 20 Sec.
+12 years old
non-dialogues
OFFICIAL TRAILER
ZEUGINDESIGN FOUNDATION AWARD
The animated short won the Förderpreis der zeugindesign-Stiftung for best student film at Hochschule Luzern (HSLU) 2023.
Pixelatl (Best International Student Film) México, Sep 2024
FICDEH International Film Festival for the Human Rights – Colombia (Best Animation) Colombia, Ago 2024
FLICKERFEST (Yoram Gross Award Best International Animated Short Film) Oscar® qualifying Australia, Jan 2024
SPARK ANIMATION (Best Student Film) Canada, Nov 2023
OFFICIAL SELECTION
9th Human Screen Festival Tunisia, Nov 2024
13-CARTÓN Festival de Cine de Animación Internacional, Argentina, Nov 2024
ANIMAGE- 14th International Animation Festival Brasil, Oct 2024
16-Festival de Cortos de Popayán, Colombia, Oct 2024
3ra. Festival Internacional de Animación AnimAura México, Oct 2024
Festival International du Film d’animation Animatou, Switzerland, Oct 2024
Anibia Festival de Amimación, Colombia, Oct 2024
World Festival of Animated Film Varna, Bulgaria, Sep 2024
36th Girona Film Festival Spain, Sep 2024
Festival Pixelatl, México, Sep 2024
International Film Festival for the Human Rights – FICDEH, Colombia, Aug 2024
Palm Springs Animation Festival (PSIAF), USA, Jun 2024
Festival International Animation Festival CHILEMONOS, Chile, May 2024
Festival Curta Cinema – Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival, Brasil, Apr 2024
Flickerfest International Short Film Festival, Australia, Jan 2024
Solothurner Filmtage, Switzerland, Jan 2024
Bogotá Short Film Festival, Colombia, Dec 2023
Festival Internacional del Cine Colombiano en Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov 2023
SPARK ANIMATION, Canada, Nov 2023
Fantoche International Animation Film Festival, Switzerland, Sep 20
Talking to SPARK ANIMATION, Canada (April, 2024)
I am delighted and very grateful to the Spark CG Society of Vancouver for this incredible privilege of sharing this pleasant conversation with Marina Atunes about particular aspects of the making of Tapir Memories.
Impressions from BOGOSHORTS (dec, 2023)
In addition to the official selection of Tapir Memories, I was invited to the conversation (No olvidar la representación, la desaparición en el cine colombiano), where I had the opportunity to listen to the opinions of other Colombian filmmakers and to reflect on the topic that is dealt with in Tapir Memories.
Interview at FANTOCHE, Baden: Min. 25-35