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Matriphagy

Set in the 1940s, in a remote town of France where war ravages the lands and famine plagues the people, two nuns are trapped within a church completely deprived of food, pushing one of them to make a decision.

  • Heidi Ryu Ying Yau
    Director
  • Athira Hanita Shaumi
    Director
  • Heidi Ryu Ying Yau
    Writer
  • Nicole Jia Ye Yau
    Writer
  • Dio Pratama Putra
    Writer
  • Petran Wirawan
    Producer
  • Yien Wong
    Producer
  • Rania Aaliyah Petri
    Key Cast
    "Isabeau"
  • Chee Yoon Wong
    Key Cast
    "Amelie"
  • Nicole Jia Ye Yau
    Head of Story
  • Dio Pratama Putra
    Head of Story
  • Cahaya Ramadhan Qosim
    Storyboard Artist
  • Kah Yee Chang
    Storyboard Artist
  • Szi Rou Eng
    Storyboard Artist
  • Ganeshani Saira Ram
    Storyboard Artist
  • Wen Siew Lai
    Storyboard Artist
  • Kei Kei Leong
    Storyboard Artist
  • Muhammad Sultan Pasha
    Storyboard Artist
  • Rania Aaliyah Petri
    Storyboard Artist
  • Dave Christian Moniaga
    Art Director
  • Xiao Ying Chow
    Art Director
  • Ee-Jue Teoh
    Art Director
  • Bao Ying Chai
    Character Artists
  • Kok Seng Chew
    Character Artists
  • Shir Liz Hoo
    Character Artists
  • Janice Netanya Sumantri
    Character Artists
  • Petran Wirawan
    Character Artists
  • Shan Ze Chong
    Environment Artists
  • Dave Christian Moniaga
    Environment Artists
  • Irakli Nakopia
    Environment Artists
  • Shannon Lee Ann
    Environment Artists
  • Chyi Ming Lok
    Environment Artists
  • Petran Wirawan
    Environment Artists
  • Hong Liang Siew
    Environment Artists
  • Han Zhao Tan
    Environment Artists
  • Jiun Qi Tan
    Environment Artists
  • Binti Wan Din Wan Adriana
    Environment Artists
  • Chyi Lin Wong
    Environment Artists
  • Bao Ying Chai
    Concept Artists
  • Kah Yee Chang
    Concept Artists
  • Kok Seng Chew
    Concept Artists
  • Dave Christian Moniaga
    Concept Artists
  • Shir Liz Hoo
    Concept Artists
  • Irakli Nakopia
    Concept Artists
  • Janice Netanya Sumantri
    Concept Artists
  • Shannon Lee Ann
    Concept Artists
  • Chyi Ming Lok
    Concept Artists
  • Petran Wirawan
    Concept Artists
  • Hong Liang Siew
    Concept Artists
  • Han Zhao Tan
    Concept Artists
  • Jiun Qi Tan
    Concept Artists
  • Binti Wan Din Wan Adriana
    Concept Artists
  • Chyi Lin Wong
    Concept Artists
  • Athira Hanita Shaumi
    Lead Modeler
  • Wen Shin Lam
    Lead Modeler
  • Athira Hanita Shaumi
    Character Modelers
  • Wen Shin Lam
    Character Modelers
  • Yee Ming Sin
    Character Modelers
  • Athira Hanita Shaumi
    Character Texture Artists
  • Wen Shin Lam
    Character Texture Artists
  • Yee Ming Sin
    Character Texture Artists
  • Ee-Jue Teoh
    Lead Texture Artist
  • Neng Junn Chong
    Environment Texture Artists
  • Xiao Ying Chow
    Environment Texture Artists
  • Min Ken Foo
    Environment Texture Artists
  • Heidi Ryu Ying Yau
    Environment Texture Artists
  • Wen Kai Lim
    Environment Texture Artists
  • Ee-Jue Teoh
    Environment Texture Artists
  • Zhen Kang Toh
    Environment Texture Artists
  • Yi En Wong
    Environment Texture Artists
  • Neng Junn Chong
    Environment Modelers
  • Xiao Ying Chow
    Environment Modelers
  • Min Ken Foo
    Environment Modelers
  • Heidi Ryu Ying Yau
    Environment Modelers
  • Wen Kai Lim
    Environment Modelers
  • Ee-Jue Teoh
    Environment Modelers
  • Zhen Kang Toh
    Environment Modelers
  • Yi En Wong
    Environment Modelers
  • Chee Yoon Wong
    Technical Director
  • Raymond Alexander Jovan
    Character Rigger
  • Heidi Ryu Ying Yau
    Character Rigger
  • Jo Lyn Yeap
    Character Rigger
  • Antonio Juanito Buenaventura
    Riggers
  • Neng Junn Chong
    Riggers
  • Wen Kai Lim
    Riggers
  • Wai Kit Leong
    Riggers
  • Zhen Kang Toh
    Riggers
  • Phey Shei Too
    Director of Photography
  • Amanda Aurelia Lin
    Layout Artists
  • Antonio Juanito Buenaventura
    Layout Artists
  • Yi Xuan Chua
    Layout Artists
  • Wai Kit Leong
    Layout Artists
  • Chia Hao Lim
    Layout Artists
  • Raymond Alexander Jovan
    Layout Artists
  • Chee Yoon Wong
    Layout Artists
  • Jo Lyn Yeap
    Lead Set Dresser
  • Athira Hanita Shaumi
    Set Dressers
  • Xiao Ying Chow
    Set Dressers
  • Heidi Ryu Ying Yau
    Set Dressers
  • Yee Ming Sin
    Set Dressers
  • Gaik Ping Tan
    Set Dressers
  • Yi-En Wong
    Set Dressers
  • Yi Xuan Chua
    Lead Animator
  • Amanda Aurelia Lin
    Animators
  • Antonio Juanito Buenaventura
    Animators
  • Wai Kit Leong
    Animators
  • Chia Hao Lim
    Animators
  • Raymond Alexander Jovan
    Animators
  • Phey Shei Too
    Animators
  • Chee Yoon Wong
    Animators
  • Gaik Ping Tan
    Lead Lighting Artist
  • Amanda Aurelia Lin
    Lighting Artists
  • Athira Hanita Shaumi
    Lighting Artists
  • Xiao Ying Chow
    Lighting Artists
  • Heidi Ryu Ying Yau
    Lighting Artists
  • Min Ken Foo
    Lighting Artists
  • Wen Shin Lam
    Lighting Artists
  • Yi-En Wong
    Lighting Artists
  • Raymond Alexander Jovan
    Lead VFX
  • Neng Junn Chong
    VFX Artists
  • Min Ken Foo
    VFX Artists
  • Chia Hao Lim
    VFX Artists
  • Phey Shei Too
    VFX Artists
  • Yee Ming Sin
    Lead Hair Simulation
  • Athira Hanita Shaumi
    Hair Simulation Artists
  • Yi Xuan Chua
    Hair Simulation Artists
  • Phey Shei Too
    Hair Simulation Artists
  • Zhen Kang Toh
    Lead Cloth Simulation
  • Athira Hanita Shaumi
    Cloth Simulation Artists
  • Raymond Alexander Jovan
    Cloth Simulation Artists
  • Gaik Ping Tan
    Cloth Simulation Artists
  • Wen Shin Lam
    Cloth Simulation Artists
  • Amanda Aurelia Lin
    Cloth Simulation Artists
  • Jo Lyn Yeap
    Cloth Simulation Artists
  • Ee-Jue Teoh
    Cloth Simulation Artists
  • Chia Hao Lim
    Cloth Simulation Artists
  • Yi Xuan Chua
    Lead Editor
  • Amanda Aurelia Lin
    Editors
  • Xiao Ying Chow
    Editors
  • Chia Hao Lim
    Editors
  • Chee Yoon Wong
    Editors
  • Wen Shin Lam
    Lead Compositor
  • Neng Junn Chong
    Compositors
  • Min Ken Foo
    Compositors
  • Raymond Alexander Jovan
    Compositors
  • Zhen Kang Toh
    Compositors
  • Phey Shei Too
    Compositors
  • Yee Ming Sin
    Lead Renderer
  • Neng Junn Chong
    Renderers
  • Xiao Ying Chow
    Renderers
  • Yi Xuan Chua
    Renderers
  • Heidi Ryu Ying Yau
    Renderers
  • Gaik Ping Tan
    Renderers
  • Chee Yoon Wong
    Renderers
  • Yi-En Wong
    Renderers
  • Xiao Ying Chow
    Music Editor/Composer
  • Wen Kai Lim
    SFX Editor
  • Indira Raissa
    SFX Editor
  • Project Type:
    Animation
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 24 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 14, 2025
  • Country of Origin:
    Malaysia
  • Country of Filming:
    Malaysia
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - The One Academy
Director Biography - Heidi Ryu Ying Yau, Athira Hanita Shaumi

Heidi and Athira are two students from The One Academy, both sharing love for animation and film making, equally passionate when it comes to creating work that moves audiences.

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Director Statement

Matriphagy was created to explore the fragility of humanity and dignity in the face of extreme circumstances. War destroys not only cities and lives but also the very foundations of civilization, reducing people to their most primal instincts. The element of cannibalism was not intended to portray horror or body gore but rather to serve as a powerful lens to examine desperation, sacrifice, and survival. It becomes a metaphor—one that questions the limits of morality when pushed to the brink of starvation and impossible choices.