MOOM

TSUTSUMI Daisuke / Robert KONDO | Japan, 2016 | 14 min

In this full-3D computer-graphic animation of the 2014 picture book (Hakusensha) of the same title by KAWAMURA Genki and MASHIKO Yuuki, the theme is the accumulation and loss of memories in people and the things they discard. The setting is a peculiar world where memories live on as animate entities in forgotten objects. Moom, the protagonist, lives by a lake with his buddy Kennedy, who wears a spacesuit. Together they extract memories from discarded junk and release them into the air. Finely detailed imagery and tranquil music add to the poignancy of the meetings and partings of these adorable characters against a backdrop of verdant natural scenery.

This short film is part of the Best of Japan Media Art Festival Program

Screening: Wednesday 6, 13:00 hrs. | Cine Morelos, room 2

Access: All passports