Firefly Man, The
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A dying man relives a past nightmare and reunites with lost loved ones in this unique short that combines sophisticated puppetry and special effects to tell this emotional story. The Firefly Man is a pagan fairy tale that celebrates the cycle of life and death through the story of an elderly hermit who is isolated by loss and then transformed by reunion. The production utilizes an unusual and experimental combination of animation techniques including an animatronic version of an eighteenth century form of Japanese puppetry: bunraku, which requires multiple puppeteers operating manual rods for intricate lifelike movements. The puppets are animated from within miniature models, backdrops and sculptural elements, and then layered with 2D and 3D digital animations. The goal of uniting these disparate techniques is to merge them both visually and conceptually while paying tribute to the historical and contemporary processes of storytelling though animation. Since the twelve-minute short has no dialogue, the story is conveyed through sequential happenings compromised of classic symbols and southern gothic archetypes.
This film has never been screened
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