When life's stresses physically manifest themselves, Simon is left to survive in the middle of the ocean on an airplane wing, fishing for better memories and fruit candies.
Dir. Joel Benjamin
Sound by Bryen Hensley / RDS Chicago
Music by Sam Mewton
AWARDS
Silver Plaque Short Film: Animation Competition – Chicago International Film Fest
Festival 1st Prize, Best Animation – Elgin Short Film Festival
Stephen Susco Award: 1st Runner Up – River Bend Film Festival
Special Festival Mention – Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival
Best Animation, Nom. for Best Film, Production, Editing – Premiere IX
FESTS
Cinefiesta-Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de Puerto Rico
Tally Shorts Film Festival, Tallahassee, FL USA
Taos Short Film Fest, Taos, New Mexico, USA
Festival Mauvais, Tours, France (invited to submit)
Athens Animfest, Athens, Greece
International Noncommercial Animation Festival, Dresdon, Saxony, Germany
Riverbend Film Festival, Southbend, IN USA
Imago Film Festival, Elgin, IL USA (invited to submit)
Klik! International Animation Festival, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Chicago International Film Festival, Chicago, IL USA
Encounters Short Film Festival, Bristol, UK
Kinofest, Bucharest, Romania
Festival Internacional de Animacion (FIDA), Chile
Mica Film Fest, Amazonia, Brazil
Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival, Kolkata India
Golden Orchid International Animation Festival, Penn State University, USA
Elgin Short Film Festival, Elgin, IL USA
Premiere IX, Chicago, IL USA
Thanks to Dustin Foster at Chop & Hue for cutting the trailer!
