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Blinke

A widow reminisces about her life with her late husband through her memories of the little annoying moments they shared together.

  • Julia van Oppen
    Director
  • Liana Duong
    Producer
  • Katrina Lin
    Writer
  • Liana Duong
    Writer
  • Liana Duong & Katrina Lin
    Key Cast
    "The Widow/Wife"
  • Wilton Lander & Julia van Oppen
    Key Cast
    "The Husband"
  • Melle van de Poel
    Key Cast
    "The Son"
  • Liana Duong
    Animators
  • Wilton Lander
    Animators
  • Katrina Lin
    Animators
  • Julia van Oppen
    Animators
  • Remi Rose Evans
    Animation assistant
  • Luis Lagman
    Colour Assistants
  • Miles Mazzocato
    Colour Assistants
  • Beatrice Robinson
    Colour Assistants
  • Jasmine Rogers
    Colour Assistants
  • Sabrina Sarkis
    Colour Assistants
  • Wilton Lander
    Sound & Music
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Drama, Animation, Indie
  • Runtime:
    1 minute 30 seconds
  • Production Budget:
    160 AUD
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16.9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - University of Technology, Sydney
  • Cannes Short Film Festival
    Cannes
    France
    August 17, 2021
    Online Premiere
    Offical Selection
  • Vienna International Film Awards
    Vienna
    Austria
    December 12, 2021
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Julia van Oppen

Julia van Oppen is a 2D artist who finds inspiration from the female figure, fashion, and other forms of design. She is interested in the design process behind creating an animation. Julia mainly creates work in a digital space but finds exploring and incorporating traditional mediums such as gouache, paint markers and lino printing in her works enjoyable. She aims to create a feeling of looking into a fleeting moment into the lives of her subject.

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Director Statement

The story behind the film was inspired by the relationship between my Dutch grandparents. After her husband's funeral, my grandma told me a story about how after a movie date, my grandpa had left her in the rain outside the cinema because he was more scared of being scolded by his mother for getting his suit wet than upsetting her. "Nope. This isn't happening again. This is over." my grandma thought. Despite that incident, they continued seeing each other and eventually got married and had kids.
This sparked the idea for a film about the little annoying moments in a relationship and how a loving bond still remains despite them happening. We hope you love this film just as much as we did working on it!