Private Project

Daffodil

In a near future, a scientist breaks the rules and attempts to bring back to life the conscious mind of a child in the form of an AI. Unseen to him, we enter the otherworldly underwater meta-verse of this playful creature. Beautiful animation is paired seamlessly with film and archive footage with Sebastian’s music providing the perfect backdrop and primary narrative to this beautiful piece of cinema.

  • Sadland Studios
    Director
  • Anil Sebastian
    Director
  • Anil Sebastian
    Writer
  • Anil Sebastian
    Key Cast
  • Anil Sebastian
    Music
  • Thomas Rawle
    Animation
  • Thomas Rawle
    Editors
  • Ingmar Kamalagharan
    Editors
  • Natalia Lobonova
    Editors
  • Anil Sebastian
    Music Production
  • Ingmar Kamalagharan
    Music Production
  • Cherif Hashizume
    Music Production
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Music Video, Short
  • Runtime:
    23 minutes 5 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 30, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Sadland Studios , Anil Sebastian

Celebrated for their work as a musician with London Contemporary Voices, Imogen Heap, U2 and Bjork producer Guy Sigsworth, Anil Sebastian was awarded Momentum Funding by PRS/Arts Council/National Lottery to create Daffodil, their first film. The film draws on Anil's background in Physics & Philosophy to explore the issues surrounding the technology that will, one day soon, be a big part of day to day life for us all. Daffodil, due for release this summer, is a surreal examination of the moral implications of artificial intelligence through the lens of Anil’s imagination. Beautiful animation by Thomas Rawle is paired seamlessly with film and archive footage with Sebastian’s music providing the perfect backdrop and primary narrative to this beautiful piece of cinema.
The film’s subject matter is no stab in the dark either, considering the personnel involved in its creation. Anil has a degree in Physics & Philosophy and his brother Ingmar, also co-producer and live drummer, works part-time at the UK Space Agency, whilst co-producer and long-time collaborator Cherif Hashizume is at the forefront of music technology in the UK developing interactive music installations, innovative software patches and utilising machine-learning in several projects.

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