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Bedtime story

A bedtime story. Usually it's something kind and calm, conducive to sleep. But it doesn't have to be. This story, short but very intense and dynamic, full of transformations, conflicts and unexpected transformations. There are always eyes, one, two, many eyes in the frame. They live on their own, or belong to different beings, moving from one character to another. Sometimes they look from the screen at the viewer, making him a participant in the story as well. But at the end everything calms down, the whispering of flashing stars is replaced by a beautiful Chopin nocturne. Good night.

  • Nadia Samarina
    Director
  • Sergey Merinov
    Producer
  • Nikolay Tihomirov
    Sound
  • Nadia Samarina
    Artist
  • Project Type:
    Animation
  • Runtime:
    1 minute 57 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 17, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    Mexico
  • Country of Filming:
    Mexico
  • Shooting Format:
    DIgital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Merinov Animation School
  • Khabarovsk International Animation Film Festival "Animur" 2022
    Khabarovsk
    Russian Federation
    September 30, 2022
    Official Selection
  • International Festival of Audiovisual Production for Children and Adolescence Kolibri 2022
    La Paz
    Bolivia, Plurinational State of
    October 15, 2022
    Official Selection
  • ANIMATIBA - FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE ANIMAÇÃO DE CURITIBA 2023
    Curitiba
    Brazil
    May 4, 2023
    Official Selection
  • That's ANIMATO! International Animation Film Student Awards 2022
    Torino
    Italy
    December 15, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Student World Impact Film Festival 2023
    New York
    United States
    June 18, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Derapage 2023
    Montreal, Quebec
    Canada
    May 11, 2023
    Official Selection
  • CARIBETOONS Festival Internacional de animación 2023
    Santa Marta, Magdalena
    Colombia
    June 1, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Animex Screen 2023
    Teesside
    United Kingdom
    November 6, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Festival Infantil Tejiendo Cine 2023
    Pichincha
    Ecuador
    July 1, 2023
    Official Selection
  • DerpyCon Film Festival 2023
    New Brunswick, New Jersey
    United States
    October 27, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Aurora International Horror Film Festival 2024
    Guanajuato
    Mexico
    February 26, 2024
    Official selection
  • Morc Comadori Animation Festival 2023
    Tokyo
    Japan
    December 1, 2023
    Official Selection
  • SUZDALFEST 2023
    Suzdal
    Russian Federation
    March 14, 2023
    Official Selection
  • WEBSERIES & FILM FESTIVAL 2023
    Lima
    Peru
    August 23, 2023
    Nominee
  • Kinoki Festival 2023
    Mexico City
    Mexico
    November 21, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Fantasia International Film Festival 2023
    Montreal
    Canada
    July 20, 2023
    Official Selection
  • MultPraktika 2023
    Voronezh
    Russian Federation
    May 19, 2023
    Official Selection
  • World of Wonders 2023
    Kaliningrad
    Russian Federation
    June 22, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Sea Change Film Festival 2024
    Tiree
    United Kingdom
    September 20, 2024
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Nadia Samarina

- Born: Vladimir city (Russia)
- Education: Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and civil engineering (NNGASU) with a degree in Architecture (1999).
- 1996 - 2006 - Graphic designer in various advertising agencies in Nizhny Novgorod.
- 2006 - 2013. - Director of the design studio Live Brand Studio (Nizhny Novgorod)
- 2013 - 2016 - Art director at the same studio.
- Since 2011 lives in San Luis Potosi (Mexico).
- Since 2013 - Teacher at the Art Center of the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi (CAArte UASLP).
- Currently: Illustrator, urban sketcher, founder and administrator of the Urban Sketchers San Luis Potosi group, participant of various art projects in Mexico and Russia.

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Director Statement

Hello, my name is Nadia Samarina and I live in Mexico. "Bedtime story" is my first cartoon. I chose the technique of plasticine animation, which allows you to make magical transformations and phantasmagoria.
The film is the final work of the "Plasticine Animation" course at @merinovschool