Private Project

Sphere Supreme-Flying Ability

Follow Arama, guided by a mystical pomegranate tree, meeting a mysterious man. Along the way, Arama faces parts of himself, slowly putting together the puzzle of his identity. But before he is able to put everything together, will he manage to keep himself in one piece?

  • Hasan PASTACI
    Director
  • Paul Demets
    Writer
    Poet
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Fantasy, Mystic, suspense
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 1 second
  • Completion Date:
    July 3, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    0 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Belgium
  • Country of Filming:
    Belgium
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Scope
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - KASK, Hogent, Belgium
  • Anima Brussels
    Brussels
    Belgium
  • Anima Pix

    Portugal
  • POFF Shorts
    Tallinn,
    Estonia
  • Short to the Point
  • Animation Marathon

    Greece
  • GIRAF Animation Festival

    Canada
  • Animation Festival Ajayu

    Peru
  • Mutation Festival
    Gent
    Belgium
  • Los Angeles Animation Festival
    Los Angeles, California
    United States
    Honourable Mention
  • BWATER Festival
    Berlin
    Germany
Director Biography - Hasan PASTACI

Hasan Pastaci is a Turkish animation film director who recently got his master's degree from the School of Arts in Ghent, Belgium. Specializing in traditional hand-drawn animation, Hasan creates films that delve into themes of spirituality, consciousness, sexuality, immigration and the human psyche through a Jungian lens. His work is rich with symbolism and often carries profound political messages, reflecting his deep engagement with both personal and societal issues. While doing so, he thinks that in a world where everything is becoming extremely fast and digital, it is a delight to work analogue style and enjoy the process of making.

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Director Statement

My short film gets its name from the Jungian term "Supra Consciousness." While people possess a subconscious, beyond that lies a supra-consciousness, which exists not below but above the conscious mind. The sphere symbolizes this supra-conscious mind state, and the film's poetic execution invites the audience to discover the supra-consciousness. I drew inspiration from the French artistic concept of détournement, which involves deconstructing existing elements to create something new and uniquely personal. In the film, my character Arama is on a transformative journey after receiving a seed from a mystical Kite Man. This journey into his own consciousness involves breaking himself into pieces, allowing him to reconstruct and create a new version of himself. We are only invited to see the moment of transformation. The story does not follow one linear line. Some believed that Arama was standing on the hill before the tree grow. Which creates a whole paradoxical approach. While making film, this is what inspires me the most. Giving people a chance to have their own version of the film.