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.
Official Selection & Screenings
Seoul Indie-AniFest, Korea 2023
Feinaki Beijing Animation Week, China 2023
- Jury's Special Nomination for Feinaki Award -
Manchester Animation Festival, United Kindom 2023
Golden Horse Award, China, 2023
- Nomination for Best Animation Short -
Cartoon Underground, Singapore 2023
GIRAF 19, Canada 2023
Los Angeles Animation Festival, United States 2023
- Best Student 2D Animation Award -
ANIMAC, Spain 2024
TRICKY WOMEN/TRICKY REALITIES, Austria 2024
Anifilm, Czech Republic 2024
Animafest Zagreb, Croatia 2024
Seoul Indie-AniFest, Korea 2023
Feinaki Beijing Animation Week, China 2023
- Jury's Special Nomination for Feinaki Award -
Manchester Animation Festival, United Kindom 2023
Golden Horse Award, China, 2023
- Nomination for Best Animation Short -
Cartoon Underground, Singapore 2023
GIRAF 19, Canada 2023
Los Angeles Animation Festival, United States 2023
- Best Student 2D Animation Award -
ANIMAC, Spain 2024
TRICKY WOMEN/TRICKY REALITIES, Austria 2024
Anifilm, Czech Republic 2024
Animafest Zagreb, Croatia 2024
- 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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