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An everyday love story set in the not so distant future sees blackbirds battling with technology, automatic palm readers and power cuts.

Directed by Matthias Hoegg at the Royal College of Art, London, 2010

Nominated for a BAFTA for Short Animation

For more info go to matthiashoegg.co.uk

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  • Sam Morrill staff 10 months ago
    This is loaded with memorable images. Thanks for sharing it on Vimeo. Sadly, your appraisal of the "not so distant future" seems pretty spot-on.
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  • mpared plus 10 months ago
    superb its up at thecuriousbrain.com/ well done!
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  • Gergely Wootsch 10 months ago
    Glad to see it up online! Still looks and feels absolutely fantastic.
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  • Andrew S Allen 10 months ago
    Excellent! I guess we'll always find a bit of joy no matter how bleak the future may be.
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  • trel 10 months ago
    I think it's amazing! The atmosphere is really good so is your view of the future. A bit scary as well.
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  • Amelie Tourangeau plus 10 months ago
    Amazing video, really nice design, interesting story. Simply great!
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  • Rami Lob 10 months ago
    awesome dude
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  • Meradi Omar plus 10 months ago
    The most beautiful thing i saw this year, thank you so much
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  • Ricky Grove plus 10 months ago
    Remarkable work. Sound design is excellent, too.
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  • Short of the Week plus 10 months ago
    One of the most original and remarkable animations I've seen in a long time. Thanks for bringing it online.
    +
    vimeo.com/channels/shortoftheweek
    shortoftheweek.com/2011/03/30/thursday/
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  • Parker Stanfield 10 months ago
    This is tremendous. Incredibly dark in most places, comical in others. Keep up the good work.
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  • Tyred Exhausted 10 months ago
    amazing video indeed. excellent work
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  • Jack Cunningham 10 months ago
    Love it.
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  • Daniela Petkovic 10 months ago
    very very nice!

    Shared on TISCO:
    facebook.com/pages/THIS-IS-SO-CONTEMPORARY/89359248691

    Best,
    DP.
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  • Tim Sessler plus 10 months ago
    Sehr schön!! :)
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  • Robert Brandt 10 months ago
    Great style, visual humour AND moving! Wonderful.
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  • Sam Shiryaykin 10 months ago
    круто!
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  • EJ Hassenfratz plus 10 months ago
    Pulling the blinds down to block out the sun reflecting on the computer screen.

    Thats an impactful scene.
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  • Trevor Callaghan 10 months ago
    Absolutely wonderful.
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  • Koja plus 10 months ago
    Love it!!
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  • diluxe 10 months ago
    Love this
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  • Cameron Robinson 10 months ago
    The final moments, the ending, the sound-all of it left my mouth hanging open a little.

    I just know I'm going to have dreams about this. The truly moving and experimental storytelling makes this an excellent example of the power of animation!

    Thanks,
    Cameron
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  • James Steeber 10 months ago
    The way it aught to be done. Reminds me a bit of "Fantastic Planet". We're already there, in a sense.
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  • Lucky Dog Records 10 months ago
    wonderful
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  • dominic park 10 months ago
    good job... very impressive :)
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  • Doug Evans 10 months ago
    Brilliant and moving. Also, I really want that little owl alarm clock.
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  • Alex Karaklis 10 months ago
    beautiful work! congrats!
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  • Ronald Guanzon 10 months ago
    Cool animation.
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  • Andrzej Rudz 10 months ago
    great great stuff man. thank you :)
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  • Giel Cobben 10 months ago
    featured on defringe.com !
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  • Unhosted 10 months ago
    Amazing!
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  • oliver sin 10 months ago
    looked absolutely beautiful. very well put together.
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  • Andy Johnston 10 months ago
    Wonderful stuff.
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  • gonzalo escobar jerez 10 months ago
    Excellent
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  • ori toor plus 10 months ago
    love everything about it. especially the night and day color pallets. Great job.
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  • Aziz Kocanaogullari plus 10 months ago
    I love this Matthias, don't know how i didn't see it earlier! Brilliant.
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  • Patrick McLoad pro 10 months ago
    Very impressive work; I was totally immersed. Great story, animation, editing, and sound!
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  • animatieblog 10 months ago
    Nice work! A BAFTA nomination well earned. Really loved the style of it.

    I shared it with our readers at animatie.blog.nl/kortfilm/2011/03/31/kortfilm-thursday-matthias-hoegg
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  • PINKNOISE plus 10 months ago
    Incredibly inspiring and poignant.
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  • orengb 10 months ago
    Vision and Sound = Genius!
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  • feedee 10 months ago
    stunningly beautiful and provocative
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  • Ahmed plus 10 months ago
    Awesome!!
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  • voytek0k 10 months ago
    holy fuckin shit! where am i now???
    just wanna go to the forest...
    thx 4 video Matthias Hoegg
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  • dave jones 10 months ago
    Great. Nice imagery. Top colours. I really like the city scape becoming the texture of the quilt.
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  • Haidan 10 months ago
    Flat animation but sounds makes it real:)!
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  • kim yong ho 10 months ago
    really enjoyed to see it. By the way, was that bird a robot? is that what the last scene implicated?
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  • Daniel Capstick plus 10 months ago
    You cant beat the tweet of a blackbird :-)
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  • Nicola Vertuani 10 months ago
    Bellissimo...
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  • Gary Ng 10 months ago
    Ethereal and mesmerizing
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  • Eoghan Kidney 10 months ago
    THIS MAKES ME SICK IT'S SO GOOD. there, look, i've puked all over myself. thanks a LOT you frickin' GENIUS
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  • Sasha Nevolin 10 months ago
    Hi! I'm letting you know that we added your wonderful video to our collection at lookva.tv
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  • Arthur Dent 10 months ago
    I could never get the hang of Thursday's.
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  • Peter Bunzl plus 10 months ago
    Such a beautiful film - well done!
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  • Max Paolucci plus 10 months ago
    Great message and vibe. No heavy handed though. Great tone.
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  • Darragh O'Connell 10 months ago
    Great work!
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  • Flavio Bernardes de Paula 10 months ago
    So good. Reminds me of Mondrian.
    Thank you for doing this.
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  • adNAU plus 10 months ago
    Brilliant! All the cultural references make for a very reflective and prescient piece. Well executed...
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  • Teemu Auersalo plus 10 months ago
    Thank you for making this film <3
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  • Stian Servoss plus 10 months ago
    This was really amazing, I loved the sound design. Truly an amazing film! Just brilliant.
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  • Aweks 10 months ago
    Ff
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  • corinna zhu 10 months ago
    I like it ! Very creative !
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  • Manuel Camacho 10 months ago
    Epic video
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  • Michel Cabelho 10 months ago
    Lovely motion! +Fav
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  • Jeon ht. 10 months ago
    Great!!
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  • Ludovic 10 months ago
    Une vidéo presqu'un court métrage qui donne a réfléchir sur la condition humaine! L'impact de notre vie sur celle des autres occupant de la planète que nous occupons.
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  • Michélé De Feudis 10 months ago
    I.love.it.
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  • Jim Louvoulinas 10 months ago
    Excellent
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  • Rémi Desmots 10 months ago
    I saw your film at the Anima Film Festival in Brussels. Super boulot (Good work!)
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  • Rubber House 10 months ago
    Great direction, would work in any medium!
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  • Sebastian Bordone 10 months ago
    Fantastic! This is brilliant!
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  • brett owens 10 months ago
    what font did you use for "Thursday" at the beginning?
  • Matthias Hoegg plus 10 months ago
    Futura :>)
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  • Martin Schulz 10 months ago
    Great work. I love the raising shadows at the buildings.
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  • silja 10 months ago
    great! i love the story and the style.
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  • Diego B. 10 months ago
    outstanding work, congratulations
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  • Rickard Bengtsson plus 10 months ago
    Great story. Topnotch animation. Awesome style.
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  • conorfinnegan 10 months ago
    Fecking lovely!!
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  • Jo Boyle 10 months ago
    Wow - absolutely fantastic! Thank you!
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  • Rafano 10 months ago
    Very nice...
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  • Javier Zevallos 10 months ago
    Absolutely brillant in every aspect.
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  • nastypanda 10 months ago
    I love this.
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  • George Fox 10 months ago
    Perfect
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  • 3DStreaming 9 months ago
    Thank you for sharing this animation. We have added it to our website 3dstreaming.com
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  • lior ben horin plus 9 months ago
    you took 3d and made it into i dont know how many d's ;)
    Cheers!
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  • Carlo Vogele 9 months ago
    Wonderful film!
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  • Leonard Menchiari plus 9 months ago
    Astonishing piece of work, brilliant and incredibly deep. Congratulations for creating something so beautiful
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  • Dan Fletcher 9 months ago
    Well done, I really enjoyed the story, and the entire film was extremely tight and well thought out. I am sure everyone worked very hard on this project. I''ll watch for more -- on the Big Screen!
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  • Willva 6 months ago
    =D awesome, I also made a film on digital culture, I really like how your film touches on all the different aspects like a cultural commentary =). The visuals are very appealing and I like the style =) good work and goodluck =D
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  • astounding images plus 6 months ago
    fantastic
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  • JACONNI 4 months ago
    Brilliantly executed. Looks deceivingly simple, but is extremely complexed / layered. Literally. Great sound moment with the coffee pot at the end, too. :]
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  • Sarie Cruz 3 months ago
    Beautiful!
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  • Peter Thorneycroft 2 months ago
    Love your work and have featured it on oanim.com
    Thank you!!!
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  • Sam Ekren plus 1 month ago
    Well done.
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  • Sarah O'Neill 6 days ago
    beautiful
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