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The Frolic

The children are having frolic with the insects on the lawn.
The inspiration comes from the memory of chasing locust in my childhood. It reveals the terror, repression and conflict between children and insects, which were concealed in the frolic. The unpredictable rhythm is created by means of combining the real ambient sound with virtual sound made by synthesizer.

  • Yi-Han Jhao
    Director
  • Chiao-Fang Lin
    Producer
  • Yi-Han Jhao
    Sound Design
  • Huei-Yu Huang
    Post-production Assistant
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Fantasy, Child
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 34 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 21, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    Taiwan
  • Country of Filming:
    Taiwan
  • Language:
    No Dialogue
  • Shooting Format:
    2D hand-drawn animation, digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Tainan National University of the Arts
  • 67th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
    Oberhausen
    May 1, 2021
    lnternational festival premiere
    Official Selection
  • Encounters Film Festival

    United Kingdom
    September 18, 2021
    United Kingdom Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Chicago International Children's Film Festival

    United States
    November 5, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Taichung International Animation Festival

    Taiwan
    October 8, 2021
    Official Selection
  • SPARK ANIMATION 2021

    Canada
    October 28, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Montreal Festival du nouveau cinéma

    Canada
    October 6, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Guanajuato International Film Festival

    Mexico
    September 17, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Animae Caribe International Animation & Digital Media Festival

    Trinidad and Tobago
    October 28, 2021
    Official Selection
  • CINANIMA - International Animated Film Festival of Espinho

    Portugal
    December 8, 2021
    Official Selection
  • 2021 Mo & Friese Children's Short film Festival
    Hamburg
    Germany
    May 30, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Imaginaria
    Conversano
    Italy
    August 22, 2021
    Italy Premiere
    Official Selection
  • TOFUZI International Animated Film Festival

    Georgia
    October 25, 2021
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Yi-Han Jhao

Jhao Yi-Han, born in Tainan, Taiwan, receiving an M.F.A degree in animation and film art from Tainan National University of the Arts. Specialize in hand-drawn animation and morphing. Jhao tries to associate her childhood memory with her film due to the experience of teaching children. Her film conveys the ambivalence about feeling through the elements of children and insects.

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