Shinobu Soejima

2021

Soejima Shinobu creates stop-motion animation and sculptures that explore impermanence and fear of the unexpected, and many of her works use motifs from Asian folk stories and religious ceremonies. Shinobu spent eight years in Malaysia before receiving her B.A. from the UCL Slade School in London and B.A. in Intermedia of Fine Arts from the Tokyo University of the Arts, where she is currently working toward an M.A. in the Department of Animation. Honors include the Eriko Kimura judge's prize at Art Award Tokyo Marunouchi (2018) and an award at the Image Forum Festival (2018).

Фильмы

ケアンの首達

Shinobu Soejima

Gathered from their resting place in the sand, the bird heads bound toward hollow cavities in the wall. A festival-nominated, multi-award winning puppet animation inspired by Asian folklore and religious motifs.

The Spirits of Cairn

2018

Япония, мультфильм

鬼とやなり

Shinobu Soejima

This house rattling spirit has lived in this old house for generations. But the old woman who lives there as the final resident can no longer hear the noises it makes, which leaves the house rattler filled with a sense of longing.

House Rattler

2019

Япония, мультфильм

Blink in the Desert

Shinobu Soejima

Malice comes up abruptly. As if it is blinking. Capricious like a flapping insect. One day the boy finds a winged insect and crushes it out of disgust. Meanwhile, the elephant sees the whole situation but says nothing. From that day on, the boy is chased by shadows of the winged insects.

Blink in the Desert

2021

Япония, мультфильм