BORDERLINE
"Once there was no border line on the earth."
BORDERLINE tells the story of a boy who creates borders on Earth, however these borders start moving without his consent, which fills him with rage.
This is Seishi’s first ever animation, and all creative work on the project was done by him. Directing, writing, animating, editing, sound, composing. It was all him. He is from Japan. His style is vibrant and exuberant,
his passion flows through this project.
That is in large part the beauty of it. This film is international. There is no dialogue. The story is incredibly universal and immensely relatable. It is a film of it’s time. It is filled with rage and anger, not at the world but at the system’s that have been created.
<STORY>
A boy was writing a score.
Eventually one of the lines became a circle, many colors filled it,
and it became the Earth. Yes, once there was no border line on Earth.
The songs he composed are progressing.
Looking back at the history of the earth, this is the song dedicated to one girl he loved.
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Seishi IrimajiriDirector
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Seishi IrimajiriAnimation
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Seishi IrimajiriMusic
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Lucas LehmannProducer
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Project Type:Animation, Music Video, Short
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Genres:Drama, fantasy, experimental
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Runtime:9 minutes 2 seconds
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Completion Date:June 14, 2017
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Production Budget:1,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Denmark
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Country of Filming:Denmark
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Drawing / CG
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:Yes
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Odense International Film FestivalOdense
Denmark
August 29, 2017 -
SUPERNOVADenver
United States
September 23, 2017
Honorable Mention -
SPARK animationVancouver
Canada
September 26, 2017
Competition -
Vancouver Golden Panda International Film FestivalVancouver
Canada
December 4, 2017
The Best Animated Film -
THE WORLD ANIMATION CELEBRATIONCalifornia
United States
Competition -
Denver International Film FestivalDenver
United States
November 1, 2017 -
Speechless Film FestivalMankato, Minnesota
United States
April 12, 2018 -
Super Geek Film FestivalFlorida
United States -
Asian Film Festival of DallasDallas
United States -
Jecheon International Music & Film FestivalJecheon
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
After graduating from aesthetics department at Kwansei Gakuin University in Japan, he worked as a social worker, while working as a graphic designer and a music composer in the stage theater industry in Japan. In 2016 he enrolled in EUROPEAN FILM COLLEGE in Denmark and made the first animated film as graduation production. That is this work.
I was watching the world map.
The world's border line
seems to be like a human blood vessel.
I imagined.
Somebody's blood is flowing now
and there in the world.
To break the border line,
To protect the border line,
someone is hurting someone even today.
If there were someone who created this world.
Why did s/he draw a border line?
And what does s/he think now?
Probably s/he must be mad....