Faculty of Art

Experimental Animation

Mauricio De Los Santos

In search of a Home

In this 3D animated short, a third culture kid leaves her home to move across the world and start a new life. She is scared of starting this new chapter without her past friends and comforts, which leads her to run away. All alone, she finds herself gaining comfort and reassurance thanks to new local friends. She learns to embrace her new life in the end.

“The animation is catered for younger audiences, around 6-8 year olds, with a runtime between 2-3 minutes. The animation will be in 3D with a crafted style. The characters looking like hyper real wood , clay and paper maché figurines. The world having cardboard clouds, etc. The theme of belonging and acceptance is explored in this animation.”