Private Project

Children of Earth

Aboard a miniature vessel, the children drift between memory and imagination.
Across a scaled-down Earth, they sail like messengers of time,
gathering the dreams and fragments humanity left behind—
and rediscovering the quiet language we once shared with the planet:
tenderness, and hope.

  • MFX Films
    Producer
  • Chih Hao Shen
    Tilt-Shift Photography
  • Chih Hao Shen
    Director
  • Chih Hao Shen
    Writer
  • Chih Hao Shen
    Stop Motion Animation
  • Chih Hao Shen
    Animator
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Music Video
  • Genres:
    Environmental, Tilt-shift animation
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2026
  • Country of Origin:
    Brazil, Taiwan
  • Country of Filming:
    Taiwan
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Golden FEMI Film Festival
    Sofia
    Bulgaria
    Award Winner
  • XVI Festival de Cine- Infancia y Adolescencia
    BOGOTÁ
    Colombia
    Official Selection
  • 37 Girona Film Festival
    Girona
    Spain
    Official Selection
  • NanoCon International Film Festival (NIFF)
    Washington, DC
    United States
    Finalist
  • Villammare Festival Film&Friends
    Villammare
    Italy
    Official Selection
  • Anima Cinefest
    New York
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Festival Internacional de Cine Infantil y Juvenil, Calibelula
    Cali
    Colombia
    Official Selection
  • Festival Film Bahari-Sea and Coastal Film Festival
    Cirebon
    Indonesia
    Official Selection
  • uMgungundlovu Film Festival
    Pietermaritzburg
    South Africa
    Official Selection
  • Egyptian American Film Festival
    New York
    United States
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Chih Hao Shen

Chih Hao Shen is an animation and documentary filmmaker whose work explores human existence, memory, and time through restrained visual storytelling.

His debut work received recognition from Rhode Island IFF. His short film 10 Seconds was selected by In The Palace, Fantasporto, and Asolo Art Film Festival (2026). His documentary YinYang Sea won the Grand Prix at Asolo Art Film Festival (2026).

His projects have been presented in international industry contexts, including Clermont-Ferrand, Visions du Réel, Cannes Short Film Corner, Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, and Oberhausen.

Beyond filmmaking, he has worked in visual design and digital product development, including licensed merchandise design for The Lord of the Rings franchise in the Chinese-language market, visual work at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, and founded and leads a software development company developing animation and visual effects tools within the Apple ecosystem.

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Director Statement

I often wonder—if we saw the Earth through the eyes of a child, would we treat it with more care?
This film was born from that question.

By shrinking the world into miniature and slowing it down with tilt-shift imagery, I wanted to recreate the awe we feel when everything is new—because that awe is what leads to love, and love leads to protection.

We are all children of Earth—no matter our age, borders, or beliefs.
This is not only a film for children, but for everyone who believes that our planet deserves better.
May we remember how to see, how to feel, and most of all, how to take care of the only home we share.