Shape of the Elephant

2023, International Students Creative Award (ISCA)

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Based on the director's firsthand experience with sexual initiation, this film tackles the often neglected theme of "sex" in the process of growing up. It is divided into four episodes and composed as a single work. Using the English metaphor "the elephant in the room" for "adults pretending that sex does not exist," the artist expresses the current lack of sex education. The transforming elephant is depicted to symbolize the impression that sex gives me. Hand-drawn analog is used as the main visual, while stop-motion, live-action compositing, and other techniques were explored in the creation of this work.
How should we understand our bodies when no one talks about "sex"?

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2023, International Students Creative Award (ISCA)

Yuzuki is unable to give Valentine's Day chocolates to the boy friend she has feelings for. Yuto, who will soon become an older brother, has to resist eating candy for children. Nobuyuki is troubled by his inability to talk well with girls his age. Their small pride, which prevents them from being honest, is intertwined by their silly egos. You may find the troublesome human traits endearing.