Rootless Heart

Synopsis

Two boys are at play among ruins, with something lurking in the darkness. This stop-motion animation centers on the theme of fear. A graduate work from 2011 at Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation. Awards: 2012 Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival – Jury's Choice; 2012 24th Tokyo Students Film Festival – Grand Prize and Audience Award; 2012 Independent Animation Festival – Jury's Choice; 2012 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival – Scholarship; 2011 Shimokitazawa Film Festival – Grand Prize; 2011 West Tokyo Film Festival – Excellence Award.

Background

Graduate Work 2011 by Toshiko Hata, Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Department of Animation