Braided
缠
Title: Braided
Director: Chenxi Zhang
Sound & Score: Squash & Biscuit
Runtime: 6 mins 19 sec
Language: Mandarin
Production Year: 2023
Production Country: United States, China
Mom always braided my hair so tautly that it carved a distinct path atop my head.
But one day, she cut off the carefully braided hair.
As I took my first steps forward alone, my stride faltered.
Along the path on my head,
I touched our unbreakable inner attachment,
and the journey of female growth we were both unprepared to face.
Awards
60th Golden Horse Film Awards, China, 2023
- Nomination for Best Animation Short -
5th Feinaki Beijing Animation Week, China 2023
- Jury's Special Nomination for Feinaki Award -
Los Angeles Animation Festival, United States 2023
- Best Student 2D Animation Award -
19th Athens Animfest, Spain 2024
- Distinction Award in the Student category -
Official Selections & Screening
Animafest Zagreb, Croatia 2024
Palm Springs ShortFest, United States 2024
TRICKY WOMEN/TRICKY REALITIES, Austria 2024
Animac International Animation Film Festival, Spain 2024
International Animated Film Festival Animocje, Poland 2024
Anifilm – International Festival of Animated Films, Czech Republic 2024
15th edition of the Anibar International Animation Festival, Kosova 2024
17th International Animated Film Festival Animator, Poland 2024
Documentarist 17th Istanbul Documentary Days, Turkey 2024
Manchester Animation Festival, United Kindom 2023
Seoul Indie-AniFest 2023, Korea 2023
Cartoon Underground, Singapore 2023
GIRAF 19, Canada 2023
60th Golden Horse Film Awards, China, 2023
- Nomination for Best Animation Short -
5th Feinaki Beijing Animation Week, China 2023
- Jury's Special Nomination for Feinaki Award -
Los Angeles Animation Festival, United States 2023
- Best Student 2D Animation Award -
19th Athens Animfest, Spain 2024
- Distinction Award in the Student category -
Official Selections & Screening
Animafest Zagreb, Croatia 2024
Palm Springs ShortFest, United States 2024
TRICKY WOMEN/TRICKY REALITIES, Austria 2024
Animac International Animation Film Festival, Spain 2024
International Animated Film Festival Animocje, Poland 2024
Anifilm – International Festival of Animated Films, Czech Republic 2024
15th edition of the Anibar International Animation Festival, Kosova 2024
17th International Animated Film Festival Animator, Poland 2024
Documentarist 17th Istanbul Documentary Days, Turkey 2024
Manchester Animation Festival, United Kindom 2023
Seoul Indie-AniFest 2023, Korea 2023
Cartoon Underground, Singapore 2023
GIRAF 19, Canada 2023
- Credits -
Sound Desgin & Score:
Squash & Biscuit
Director Assistant:
AA Cheng, Emi Sun
Clean up & Coloring:
Ruilin Fan, Yuxi Wang,Yuxin Tian, Haiqing Qi, Monica Moura, Yindan Lai, Emily Yue, Moon Wang, Yameng Deng, Eaven Harrington, Rika Nakayama
Special Thanks:
Kangmin Kim, Pia Borg, Jamie Wolfe, Lilli Carre, Mi Chai, Lei Lei, Maureen Selwood, Alejandra Molina Rios, Zhen Li, My MFA 3's, CalArts Student Union
Shidong Zhang & Mengning Tong
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