Anima Radix

A journey of metamorphosis through a dark world.

  • Fernando Silva De la Cruz
    Director
    Anonimo
  • Fernando Silva De la Cruz
    Writer
    Anonimo
  • Fernando Silva De la Cruz
    Producer
    Anonimo
  • Miguel Palma
    Music
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Anima Radix
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Horror, Surrealism, Art, Experimental, Avant-garde
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    June 1, 2015
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Melbourne International Animation Festival
    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    June 16, 2015
    World Premiere
  • Capital City Film Festival
    Michigan
    United States
  • Crypticon Seattle Film Festival
    Seattle
    United States
  • Fear no Film Film Festival
    Utah
    United States
  • Tracce Cinematografiche Film Festival
    Rome
    Italy
  • Hong Kong Arthouse Film Festival

    Hong Kong
  • Balinale Film Festival
    Bali
    Indonesia
  • IFAB Berlin Film Festival
    Berlin
    Germany
  • Farcume

    Portugal
  • Lake View Film Festival

    India
  • Art All Night Trenton
    Trenton, New Jersey
    United States
  • Sydney Underground Film Festival
    Sydney
    Australia
Director Biography - Fernando Silva De la Cruz

Experimental artist and filmmaker focused in surreal worlds of pictorial imagery. Graduated from Film school as screen writer for the feature-film "Anonimo" (Chile, 2011) and completed the Master of digital media with "Anima Radix" (Australia, 2015) an experimental sand animation short film. Currently developing experimental animation, music videos and interactive media.

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Director Statement

Merge content and form, narrative and technique, in a way that they cannot be separated. The image becomes the meaning and vice versa. That's what makes film a poetic artform in its own right to creating unique experiences that can open doors inside audiences' hearts and minds.