Synopsis

The animation begins with an absurd scene: a sunrise viewed through a wire fence. As sunlight filters through the barrier, the sun appears fragmented, transforming from a singular entity into multiple forms. As the sequences progress, the point of view shifts between subjects, with each perspective rooted in a different place and time zone. These shifts are marked by changes in color and animation style. Each chapter connects to a symbolic landscape, event, or recurring motif. The memories carried within bodies drive their transformation into new entities. The story unfolds by linking these individual memories - etched in the body - with touches of violence and the traces left behind in the wake of oblivion.

Shunsaku Hayashi

Shunsaku Hayashi (Osaka, 1992) is a painter and filmmaker. He studied Fine Art at Goldsmiths, University of London, under a fellowship granted by the Agency for Cultural Affairs in Japan from 2012 to 2015. In 2017, interstitial won the Grand Jury Prize for Animated Short at the 23rd Slamdance Film Festival, and Railment received the Chris Frayne Award for Best Animated Film at the 55th Ann Arbor Film Festival. Leaking Life (2019) was selected at the 69th Berlinale. In 2020, Hayashi served as an award presenter for the Student Academy Awards. His short film Our Pain (2023) received the High Risk Award at the Fantoche festival and the Jury Special Award at Animafest Zagreb.