There Were Four of Us

In a trash-filled city, a homeless woman's encounter with a fish takes an unexpected turn. My BFA thesis film, created over a period of 10 months. Awards: Jury's Citation Award: The Thomas Edison Black Maria Film Festival / USA / 2021 Best International Animation: Cinemaway / Ukraine / 2020 Best Animated Short: Independent Shorts Awards / USA / 2020 Best Student Film: Venice Shorts Festival / USA / 2020 Outstanding Achievement Award (Animated Short): Indie Short Fest / USA / 2020 Semi Finalist: LA Femme International Film Festival / USA / 2020 Official selection: Animation Block Party / USA / 2020 FLICKFAIR / USA / 2020 Paris Art & Movie Awards / France / 2020 FemFilm Festival / USA / 2020 Independent Shorts Awards / USA / 2020 Indie Street Film Festival / USA / 2020 Miami Independent Film Festival / USA / 2020 SENE Film, Music & Arts Festival / USA / 2020 Venice Shorts Festival / USA / 2020 Phoenix Monthly Short Film Festival / Canada / 2020 Indie Short Fest / USA / 2020 LA Femme International Film Festival / USA / 2020 Cinemaway / Ukraine / 2020 Tandem Bike-In Film Fest / USA / 2020 NFFTY / USA / 2020 Offline Film Festival / Ireland / 2020 Crossing The Screen / United Kingdom / 2020 New Filmmakers NY / USA / 2020 Animasivo / Mexico / 2020 Anchorage International Film Festival / USA / 2020 Whistler Film Festival / Canada / 2020 FilmAid Film Festival / Kenya / 2020 The Thomas Edison Black Maria Film Festival / USA / 2021 Massachusetts Animated Student & Senior Thesis Film Festival / USA / 2021 Press: Premiered June 18th on NoBudge.com, at: nobudge.com/main/waste-away Dragonframe Blog: https://www.dragonframe.com/blog/waste-away-by-elly-stern/ Zippy Frames: https://www.zippyframes.com/index.php/shorts/waste-away-elly-stern Girls In Film: http://girlsinfilm.net/videos/waste-away Skwigly Animation Magazine: skwigly.co.uk/showcase/waste-away Shorted Films' Short Film of the Day: shortedfilms.com/short-films/waste-away-elly-stern Film Shortage Daily Pick: filmshortage.com/dailyshortpicks/waste-away The Laughing Squid: https://laughingsquid.com/waste-away/ For fabrication and behind-the-scenes pictures, visit: http://ellystern.com/waste-away-fabrication.html Animated & directed by Elly Stern --- Musical score by Daniel Hass Sound design by Elly Stern Sound mix by Kyle Jones Advising by Jake Fried Produced at Massachusetts College of Art & Design © Elly Stern 2020 http://ellystern.com http://instagram.com/elly_stern