La Maison en Petits Cubes
Tsumiki no Ie
つみきのいえ
Synopsis
In a town submerged beneath ever-rising waters, an elderly man must continuously add new floors to his house to stay above the flood. His world is turned upside down when his beloved pipe falls into the depths. As he descends into the lower levels of his home, he also delves into memories of a long-gone era. "La Maison en Petits Cubes" is a short film that examines the lasting effects of time on human life, showing how the past can be entirely enveloped and how one must find the resilience to keep moving forward regardless.
Background
In 2008, Tsumiki no Ie won multiple awards, including the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and the Annecy Cristal prize for short films. The film also won prizes at the Hiroshima International Animation Festival and the Japan Media Arts Festival.
