Private Project

I Think I'm Going to Die

A young girl finds her body afflicted by a mysterious condition. Panicked, she races through different worlds searching for a diagnosis.

This mixed media stop motion film moves between the mediums of sand, paper, collage, puppet, and clay.

  • Ning Xuan Tan
    Director
  • Meghan Poh
    Art Director
  • Audrey Yong
    Head of fabrication, lights and rigging
  • Ernie Goh
    Sound
  • Jun Han Wu
    Original Music
  • James Lee
    Voice Over
  • Jian Kai Ho
    Voice Over
  • Alex Shen
    Voice Over
  • Jed Tay
    Voice Over
  • Taylor Belliston
    Voice Over
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Animation, Stop Motion, Mixed Media, Experimental, Social Commentary, Horror, Fantasy, Women, Health, Medicine
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 10 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 31, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Singapore
  • Country of Filming:
    Singapore
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Nanyang Technological University School of Art, Design and Media
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Cartoons Underground

    Singapore
    October 26, 2024
    World Premiere
    Best Singapore Student Film Award and Audience Choice Award
  • 14th CHILEMONOS International Animation Festival

    Chile
    May 30, 2025
    3rd place Winner
  • 27th International Youth Media Festival – YOUKI
    Wels
    Austria
    November 20, 2025
    Audience Award
  • SiamANIMA 2025
    Nakhon Pathom
    Thailand
    September 10, 2025
    Jury Award
  • Singapore Youth Film Festival 2026

    Singapore
    February 13, 2026
    Official Selection
  • Seoul Indie-AniFest2025
    Seoul
    South Korea
    September 20, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Festival du Film d'Animation de Savigny

    Switzerland
    June 9, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Animage Festival- 15th International Animation Festival of Pernambuco
    Recife
    Brazil
    October 7, 2025
    Official Selection
  • 13th Seoul International Children’s Film Festival
    Seoul
    South Korea
    September 14, 2025
    Official Selection
  • 18th International Student Animation Festival of Brazil
    Rio de Janeiro
    Brazil
    October 18, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Kuandu International Animation Festival
    Taipei
    Taiwan
    October 26, 2025
    Finalist
  • Singapore Shorts

    Singapore
    August 2, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Icona Animation Festival
    Greece
    December 5, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Watersprite Film Festival

    United Kingdom
    March 7, 2025
    Directing and Animation Award Shortlist
  • Ibicine, Ibiza Film Festival

    Spain
    April 6, 2025
    Official Selection
  • 18th Film Festival for Women’s Rights
    Seoul
    South Korea
    June 27, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Transfiguration International Film Festival

    United States
    October 11, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Lightbox SEA Animation Awards

    Singapore
    November 3, 2024
    Finalist
  • Animex Screen 2025
    Middlesbrough
    United Kingdom
    November 21, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Festival Black Movie
    Geneva
    Switzerland
    December 25, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Paris International Animation Film Festival
    Paris
    France
    December 16, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Stop-eMotion Days
    Venice
    Italy
    April 15, 2026
    Official Student Selection
Director Biography - Ning Xuan Tan

Ning Xuan Tan, Audrey Yong and Meghan Poh are three graduated students from Nanyang Technological University, School of Art, Design, and Media. With a love for mixed media and stop motion, "I Think I'm Going To Die" is their final year project.

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Director Statement

This film is the culmination of a year and a half of research, writing, storyboarding, re-writing, drawing, soldering, casting, blu-tacking, crashing, and editing; finally, it has cracked open the womb to stare out at this world. It is about the imaginative potential of animation. It is not a horror movie. It is the catastrophe of a sneeze. It is a diary entry to a smaller self. It is gooey.

Love,
Ning Xuan, Audrey & Meghan