The Boy in the Whale Suit
We all see other people from our own perspective. Sometimes, we see something in the other person that no one else notices. In this short film, the story details the curious sense of identification between people through our little heroine - Daiyu. As a lonely child, Daiyu spends her days playing with her toy Godzilla on her little balcony. Soon, she was intrigued by the boy in the whale suit who walks pass her flat every day. One day, she decides to follow the strange boy.... and thus, began her little adventure and journey to uncovering his identity and discover the meaning of friendship.
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Marie TohDirector
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Marie TohWriter
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MIchelle WongAnimation
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Kiki TeoProducer
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Hannah LimSound
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Phung Nhat HuyRigging
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Chris ShawSpecial Thanks
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LASALLE College of the ArtsSpecial Thanks
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Project Type:Animation, Short, Student
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Runtime:8 minutes 16 seconds
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Completion Date:June 5, 2014
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Production Budget:0 GBP
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Country of Origin:Singapore
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Country of Filming:Singapore
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:Yes
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Festival Internacional de AnimacionMontevideo, Uruguay
September 17, 2014
South Amerian Premiere
Best International Student Short -
KLIK! Amsterdam Animation FestivalAmsterdam, Netherlands
November 4, 2014
Netherlands premiere
Official selection - Emerging Animation Countries -
International Crowbar AwardsSingapore
September 26, 2014
Singapore Premiere
Best of Film, Gold : Animation category -
Digicon Animation and Film AwardsSingapore
October 10, 2014
Winner Outstanding Creativity Award -
11th Singapore Short CutsSingapore
September 20, 2014
Singapore Premiere
Official Selection -
NonstopFilmfestivalNürnberg, Germany
December 6, 2014
Germany Premier -
8th International Children's Film Festival - BangladeshBangladesh
January 24, 2015
Bangladesh
Official Selection -
MiCe International Film FestivalValencia, Spain
March 27, 2015
Spanish Premier
Official Selection -
Monstr Animation FestivalLisbon, Portugal
March 21, 2015
Portuguese Premier
Selected for Competition -
Original Narrative Film FestivalAmercian University, Dubai
March 21, 2015
Dubai Premier
Official Selection -
Animax : Skopje Animation FestivalSkopje, Macedonia
December 6, 2014
Macedonian Premier
Official Selection -
Silk Road Film FestivalDublin, Ireland
March 20, 2015
Irish Premier
Official Selection -
Sehsüchte International Student Film FestivalPotsdam, Germany
April 25, 2015
Official Selection -
VAFI - International Children and Youth Animation Film FestivalVaraždin, Croatia
April 25, 2015
Official Selection -
6th Golden Kuker International Film FestivalSofia, Bulgaria
May 9, 2015
Bulgarian Premiere
Official Selection -
Athens Animfest 2015Athens, Greece
March 26, 2015
Greek Premiere
Selected for Competition -
CMS,INTERNATIONAL CHILREN'S FILM FESTIVAL (ICFF)Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
April 17, 2015
Official Selection -
International Youth Film Festival Langesund (IYFFL)Langesund, Norway
August 12, 2015
Norwegian Premier
Selected for Competition -
ZLÍN FILM FESTIVALZZlin, Czech Republic
May 29, 2015
Czech Republic
Official Selection -
Ulaanbaatar Film FestivalMongolia
July 4, 2015
Mongolia
Offical Selection -
Cinesogni - Circolo Del Cinema
May 16, 2015
Italy
Shortlisted for Competition -
Student Cuts Film FestivalOrlando, Florida, US
May 31, 2015
Official Selection -
Kraljevski Filmski FestivalSerbia
May 30, 2015
Serbian
Official Selection -
Deep Fried Film FestivalNorth Lanarkshire, Scotland
June 29, 2015
Offical Selection -
IndiEarth Animation Film FestivalChennai, Tamilnadu, India
June 28, 2015
Offical Selection -
Wilde MöhreBerlin, Germany
August 8, 2015
Offical Selection -
El FestivalCuernavaca, Mexico
September 5, 2015
Mexican Premier
Offical Selection -
INSANE Animation FestivalSweden
September 4, 2015
Offical Selection -
Festival Internacional de Animación y Arte DigitalQuerétaro, México
November 13, 2015
Official Selection -
Visionaria International Film FestivalItaly
Official Selection -
ReAnimania 7th International Animation Film and Comics Art FestivalArmenia
Selected for Competition -
Golden Anteaters 2015 FestivalLublin, Poland
November 21, 2015 -
International Animation Film Festival - Gdansk 2015Gdansk,Poland
October 28, 2015
Official Selection -
Gurgaon International Film and Literature Festiva 2015Gurgaon
December 19, 2015
Official Selection -
Phoenix Film Festival Melbourne 2016Melbourne, Australia
July 17, 2016
Official Selection -
Animate Dubai International Animation FestivalDubai
December 3, 2015
Offical Selection -
Seoul Guro International Kids Film FestivalSeoul, South Korea
July 22, 2016
Korean Premiere
Official Selection -
FICAIJ Cúcuta
Colombia
April 18, 2016
Official Selection -
2nd MINIKINO FILM WEEKBali
Indonesia
May 28, 2016
Semi-Finalist -
Constantine's Gold Coin festival
Serbia
August 5, 2016
Winner -
Portsmouth International Film FestivalPortsmouth
United Kingdom
September 22, 2016
Official Selection
Marie Toh is a 22 year old Singaporean art student. She graduated from LASALLE College of the Arts in 2014 with First Class Honours in 2D Animation Art. As an avid illustrator, her visual style draws directly from fine art, illustrations and photography. Amongst other things, she also has a particular liking for Surrealism. Her main inspiration for The Boy in the Whale Suit is Australian illustrator Shaun Tan. His visual aesthetics and narratives have played an important role in shaping the film as it is.