2D Animation · Cel · Installation
Projection · Experimental
"The apparition of these faces in the crowd: Petals on a wet, black bough."
— Ezra Pound (1913)
This experimental film is told from the perspective of MIST, an emotional surrogate digital girl in a virtual world, and portrays the daily life of her suffering from mental disorders. She lives in a society addicted to technology, and is caught at the boundary between psychological illusions and the reality. When she needs help, she faces suffocating interpersonal detachment and loneliness. Just as she believes she can finally embrace her family, she discovers that she is merely a simulated emotional companion, trapped in a world of simulations.
What is real and what is illusion? What is reality, and what is virtual? The boundary becomes blurred. It's a mist she struggles to navigate. As she tries to connect with herself and others, only to find herself more lost.
Themes
Mental Health Digital Identity Reality vs. Illusion
Medium
2D Animation Cel Animation Projection
Format
Experimental Film Installation
Narrative
Original story · Character design · Storyboard · Cel production · Sound design
Making
The Projection
The Device
The Space