Project Link
https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2018/10/21/hybrids/

Hybrids

There are many consequences for humans having the need for new things. Whether it be new technology, or new ways of travel, the constant crave for industrialization has had detrimental effects on marine wildlife. With pollution rates at an all-time high, our oceans are seeing dramatic changes every day. Hybrids demonstrates the perseverance and strength that aquatic life has had to endure. With survival-of-the-fittest being a normalcy for animals, they are now faced with the challenge of human pollution and waste. This short film showcases how the ocean’s wildlife have both adapted, and mutated, to their new surroundings. Without any change to pollution being seen in the immediate future, these creatures have had to make the best of what they now consider “home”.

  • Florian Brauch
    Director
  • Matthieu Pujol
    Director
  • Kim Tailhades
    Director
  • Yohan Thireau
    Director
  • Romain Thirion
    Director
  • Anne Brotot
    Producer
  • Vincent Govindin
    Score
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Short, Student
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Florian Brauch, Matthieu Pujol, Kim Tailhades, Yohan Thireau, Romain Thirion

A contender for the 91st Academy Awards for Best Animation, the 6min grad film was created by Florian Brauch, Matthieu Pujol, Kim Tailhades, Yohan Thireau and Romain Thirion during their final year at CG animation school MoPA. Using exceptional craftsmanship, the 5 students have created a breathtaking world of hyperreal detail, but what lurks beneath the dazzling production is a sobering cautionary tale, the effects of which will stay with you long after the credits roll.

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Director Statement

We think that we are one of the last generations, if not the last one, to be able to change things. We started to develop some ideas around this, based on the original concept we created around hybridization of marine life and trash, depicting what was to us at the time a vision of the future. We wanted something realistic to tell the audience, ‘what you’re seeing looks real because it’s almost real in our world.