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Scritto, diretto e realizzato da Lorenzo Fresta (CalArts 2019)
Sound design di Ben Huff
WINNER "BEST ANIMATED FILM" at Los Angeles Festival of Cinema
WINNER "BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM" at Rome Independent Film Festival (2020)
FINALIST at Rome Independent Prisma Award (2020)
FINALIST at Movievalley Bazzacinema (2019)
SEMI-FINALIST at Visualis Film Festival (2019)
SEMI-FINALIST at Los Angeles Cine-Fest (2020)
SEMI-FINALIST at Laurus Film Festival (2020)
OFFICIAL SELECTION at Beverly Hills Film Festival (2020)
OFFICIAL SELECTION at Wellington Independent Film Festival (2020)
OFFICIAL SELECTION at San Francisco Independent Film Festival (2020)
OFFICIAL SELECTION at La Guarimba Film Festival (2020)
OFFICIAL SELECTION at Cardiff Animation Nights (2020)
OFFICIAL SELECTION at Ciné Court Animé (2020)
OFFICIAL SELECTION at shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival (2020)
OFFICIAL SELECTION at WEIRD International Animation Market and Festival (2020)
OFFICIAL SELECTION at Wasteland Film Festival (2019)
OFFICIAL SELECTION at Mountain Tales Film Festival (2019)
OFFICIAL SELECTION at CineX Independent Film Festival (2019)
OFFICIAL SELECTION at Cinekid ScreeningClub (2020)
OFFICIAL SELECTION at Big Shoulders International Film Festival (2020)
OFFICIAL SELECTION at 12th International Children's Film Festival (2019)
OFFICIAL SELECTION at DUMBO Film Festival (2019)
OFFICIAL SELECTION at JELLY FEST (2020)
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When I saw the character design I was like "wow, this looks like something from Ghibli"
Same here lmao
haha same! That's why i clicked..
Aaaah you're right, that's probably why I immediately liked it.
I do not know ghibli for my it was ponyo
@@wongduannabamrung7004 It’s exatly what i was thinking.( Ponyo is a ghibli’s animation. Ghibli is a popular Japon animation studio. They make amazing 2D Movie like Princess Mononoké, my neighbor totoro etc…)
Cultivating plants in a world devoid of water. Beautiful!
With garbage everywhere is an accurate touch too.
Yeah it's like California
@@sgtpepper6379 Exactly :)
On the plus side, there was nobody there BUT walter. (And the lil fairies)
Such a wonderful movie! The backgrounds tell so much with so little, it truly incapsulates the look of a small italian town, and the animation is so good!!! When I thought I knew what the story was about it blossomed in such a whimsical and dreamy ending! Also as an italian seeing the posters of a certain bunch of shitheads all teared up made me smile more than a little. Great movie, can't wait to see more of your stuff
Non-Italian here, who do you mean and why are they shitheads? I'm guessing some politicians lol
@@tgbluewolf yes, they mean: “masters in our house” and “Italians first”
I love Walter. He’s so well characterized and emotional I love this short film!!
You might like nausicaa!
I know that you speak about an animation But what kind of animal is he
@@joss_ananascocos a frog
Welcome to Ohio where it like heck in here
Walter white
I see it as a bit post apocalyptic, or post technology at least society. The garbage that characterizes the Anthropocene piles up. He treks each day far from town, to find a cloud…he waters his plants because they bring him joy, and he loves them. I see the magical plant as the last of its kind, having a joyous resurrection, and thanking him. Walter doesn’t try to “own” the flower, but lets it be wild and free 🖤 Thank you, I loved this creation.
This reminds me of something I would've found in an illustrated book for children, which I mean as a high compliment to your work. I'm also fond of toads, frogs, or other amphibious creatures, so one of the reasons I decided to watch. I don't know how long it took you to create this work of animated art. I wasn't sure what to expect because of how abandoned the town looks and old, it gave me the feeling of he could be alone or there could be other residents there we don't know about yet since we're only focusing on him. This has the feeling of being part of a bigger world, if you so choose to expand upon it. Your style has some touches of Ghibli about it, which has become a worldwide recognized art style in itself when it comes to animated films. Consider that another compliment to your choice of colors, art style, character design, backgrounds, and lighting. Keep up the wonderful work you're doing. Be encouraged to continue doing what you love if this is something you want to pursue. Sincerely, A fellow animated enthusiast
I’m kind of confused on what the plot is do you know?
Thank you Caroline for taking the time to write this! It means a lot to receive such nice and thought out words, I'm really glad you enjoyed the film :) take care!
@@nicg2473 no hidden messages, just a toad catching clouds to water his plants :) he got a nice surprise in the end tho, let's just hope things turn out alright for him!
What a hat!
Walter put your bottles away walter I'm not interested in buying milk today walter
This speaks volumes seconds in. Pollution, Drought, Extreme Heat, the main character being an animal that requires a semi-aquatic environment to survive, but has plants in an indoor setting so he can have a somewhat normal habitat.
I always have 6 minutes to watch someone's little animated masterpiece. This must have taken so long, so much work. Really great. This feels familiar, like a dream Ive had before but don't remember
The scene when Walter flew high & emerged himself in the dandelion cloud. My heart just felt so warm & peaceful.
this is one of the most beautiful shorts live seen in a while. no dialogue needed and the animation really reminds me of a Ghibli film. you are truly a great artist and i hope to see more of you.
Walter... Put your bike away Walter... I'm not letting you outside no more Walter.
waltuh. put the flowers away waltuh. Im not flying around anymore waltuh
Walter. Put your water away Walter. I'm not thirsty right now, Walter.
Been a while since I've felt so lovingly giddy while watching an animated short. It's grandeur is very subdued and treated with similar reverence as Walter's daily struggle, it's somehow very down to earth and fantastical at the same time, like a childlike wonder, which is something I've seldom come across in anything other than Ghibli films. Similarly, I rarely see such mastery over the mundane, not needing to speed to the next interesting plot point because you know how to make simple things interesting to behold. Bravo.
This kind of comments truly mean a lot, thank you for this
This is beautiful. Congratulations. I hope to see more short films in the same aesthetics ans vibes. This reminded of the Japanese animated series about Sindbad ( Arabian Nights: Sinbad's Adventures (アラビアンナイト シンドバットの冒険, Arabian Naito: Shindobatto no Bōken) ). You should start a crowd funding campaign to create an entire series like this.
ah this is so great! I've never watched it but it's definitely the kind of product I react really well to! Plus I see that Yoichi Kotabe was an animator on the show, it can't be bad :) thank you for the recommendation!
@@lorenzofresta it's one of the best animated series in terms of aesthetics, technicalities and stories. It's a shame it was never dubbed in English. I have not been able to find the German version or any other dubbed version other than Arabic and Japanese. Let me know if you manage to find any. Here are some alternative titles: アラビアンナイト シンドバットの冒険 (Japanese title) Los viajes de Simbad (Spanish title) Przygody Sindbada (Polish title) Shirab, il ragazzo di Bagdad (Italian title) Sinbad de Zeeman (Dutch title) Sinbad le marin (French title) 아라비안 나이트 신밧드의 모험 (South Korean title) Sindbad (German title) The Arabian Nights: Adventures of Sinbad مغامرات سندباد (Arabic title) ماجراهای سندباد (Persian title) Sindbad Jahazi (Indian title) Σεβάχ ο θαλασσινός (Greek title)
I remember watching that with my mom when I was younger so many fun memories
@@whoscatimi7590 in which languages did you watch it ? I am trying to find the german and french versions but i can't , it was apparently dubbed in so many languages, i can only find the arabic version online : Arabian Nights Sinbad no Bōken (Japanese) Los viajes de Simbad (Spanish) Przygody Sindbada (Polish) Shirab, il ragazzo di Bagdad (Italian) Sinbad de Zeeman (Dutch) Sinbad le marin (French) Sinbad no Bouken (Japanese) Sindbad (German) The Arabian Nights: Adventures of Sinbad سندباد (Arabic) مغامرات سندباد (Arabic) アラビアンナイト シンドバットの冒険 (Japanese) 天方夜譚 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Reminds me of Ghibli Studios, the Artstyle and the way he reacts, overarching but the still contained character movements. Gave me so much serenity. Thank you!
i just came here to comment "Waltuh"
😅
I see it as the joy of contributing to the cycle of life in a world that seems devoid of it. Beautiful beautiful work here. The expression work is subtle but conveys so much personality and emotion.
The internet has poisoned me, all I can think about is Waltuh
walter put the short film away walter
This made me cry. I have a friend who passed away recently. The last picture he shared was a picture of a dandelion. My dear friend is terribly, sorely, extremely missed.
My deepest condolences ♥️🫂 he lives on through your memory of him. I hope you find solace in the that
I'm glad KZhead recommended me this. My hope feels lifted after watching this.
Really beautiful. I love the creativity in the world and the whimsy it brings.
One of my favorite parts is when the cloud Walter captures turns to water, and he wrings out the water into his bottles.
Walter, put your water away Walter. I'm not having a drink with you right now Waltuh
Waltuh, fix your bike waltuh don't go flying into the sky waltuh
I noticed Walter is a lefty. Just like Lorenzo. ONLY if you are left handed would you walk the bike on the right side. And in Lorenzo's profile picture he's holding the phone with his left hand. Nice touch.
:D wow
I love how a man goes far away from the village uphill until to the clouds to take waters for a drying plant in his garden
If you love something, set it free. If it comes back to you, it was meant to be.
wow, definitely never saw it this way!
The cotton seeds flying away reseeding the dystopian world aftermath which brings life back to an otherwise desolate place. The earth becomes green again.
The fact that the character's name is so close to the word water is such a nice detail
The mood is captured so well here, the colors have a nice focus of direction, and the character animation is delightful~
I love for these kinds of animations. the nostalgia of seeing these way back when and seeing new ones.
What a beautiful film. Great simple storytelling and incredible animation! ❤️
Can't stop watching this, honestly it made my day,, Congratulations!
It was my childhood dream to have a house full of dandelions hahaha
Walter 👀 look like he minding his own business not causing problems. Respect to the artist for nice artwork of drawing of character. 👌
One of the best animated short films I've seen in ages. Not only is the animation itself beautiful but the foley sound design seems like a lot of thought and care went into it. An emotionally moving piece for sure!
Well done Lorenzo, good effort by you and the team. I really think (and hope) that hand drawn will come back again and spent about 20 years working on animated features and commercials as an assistant animator, so I can appreciate the amount of work that had to be done. If you worked on features you had to draw at least 10 to 12 finished drawings per day. In commercials it's about 40 per day and at the studio in Munich where I worked our 4 woman cell painting team took about 1 week to finish 350 cells for an average advert. Then the boss bought a digital system called Animo and 1 operator took 5 hours to finish the work and, unlike the cell painters work, which still had to go to the camera rostrum and be mixed with the live action footage, the digital work was ready to publish. I quit in 2002 when everything went digital, now I'm a lime plasterer. All the best from England.
Hi Peter, thank you so much for sharing your story. It's a sad story tho, I can't imagine how painful it must have been to abandon animation after all those years. They were different times indeed... could I ask you some productions you worked on? And what did you do exactly? If you decided to learn how to use a digital drawing software and a graphic tablet, I'm sure you could get back in the game, even if just for fun or create something for your own :) I'd like to hear more from you, let me know! Take care!
@@lorenzofresta, thanks for the kind words Lorenzo, the most famous film was Disney's Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Asterix in America and after that I was working in Munich for different commercial studio's and small assistant jobs for various animators. I've never used a graphic tablet and never will as now I lime plaster houses full time.
@@petergambier Bob Z! I got to work on his later CGI films.
I will make a point of seeing a new film if it's traditionally animated. They're a rare breed these days, but I'm hoping for that to change.
such a delight to watch an "old pacing animation style" like this.
The story is about something hidden in Walter's name. His name...without the "L". Lovely animation. The sound design and quality are superb too.
I'm not exaggerating when I say this looks better than anything Disney have put out in 10 years.
I love the versatility of Walter's hat.
yeah they don't make hats like this anymore....
Artistically unbeatable. I'm in love!
The atmospheric effect uphelp throughout the entirety of the film was nothing short of incredible artistry!
The silence... This types of stories can only be told in animations and I love that.
Capturing a cloud! How wonderful!
i absolutely adore this animation, everything from the backgrounds to the character design to the sound design is so meticulously put together and yet you can tell how much love was put into this project and i love it
this is absolutely beautiful . it must have taken a lot of time to make and it must have paid off . love the pacing ,simple backgrounds , expressions and eveything and its story was very entertaining ☺️
Walter is such a good guy. The bow of gratitude from the last seed was beautiful.
I have such a fondness of short animations like this, especially when there’s not a lot of people working on them. They feel so special. This one in particular reminded me of something I might see in a Studio Ghibli film. Lovely work!
I loved it, I can totally see this as a movie
Can you explain the story please.... I Don't understand the story 😕
@@sahriarpictures1156 theres nothing to understand lmao. just watch and thats it.
This is amazing, for a moment I thought I was watching a Ghibli short! The visual storytelling is amazing as well, getting the whole history of this setting across without a single word being spoken
Studio Ghibli vibes. Incredible
Pouring so much work and effort into a seemingly hopeless endeavor only to have it blossom into something so beautiful; this was wonderful!
Lo he visto varias veces. Me gustó mucho la trama. El mundo que creaste y todo el significado que hay detrás. Además la animación y la narración visual está bellísimo.
Такой душевный мультфильм! Анимация на высшем уровне, звук - потрясающий! А эти облака одуванчики - невероятно. Главный герой мульта просто шикарен
Beautiful. My favorite part was when the cloud was bursting out of the lighthouse and he lost his hat, then caught it, then flies out himself. Genius.
Good message... Endurance is the key for better world.. Loved every inch of this short animated movie
This is so beautiful!!! I love how the drawings look like it's made traditionally with cel animation, there are some scenes where the drawings have shadows behind them, just like in cel animation!! Cool detail!! I love the backgrounds too
This is the moment Walter became an animated short film.
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@Paco the grey african 🏳️🌈⃠ How do you do that little family friendly emoji there?
@@SjorsHoukes My comment is a recycled joke related to the band Breaking Benjamin.
I am reading the comment section people praise you a lot what would I write ,I do not know what kind of masterpiece is this . I think it is something that you can just feel but you do not have word to express it
Beautiful. Moving. Amazing short.
What a lovely idea! I’m so glad I stumbled across this
È assurdo, ma carinissimo, fa sognare ! I disegni ricordano quelli nipponici, l'ambientazione è davvero magica. Mi hanno colpito le sue premure, il suo altruismo, il suo volare tra le nuvole, tra i fiori di cotone (o di dandelion) che nel loro insieme formavano una via Lattea, il tutto ammiccava al suo nome Walter (water) è alla sua figura da lattaio. È stato bello vedere il fiore che lo ringrazia per le sue cure che hanno contribuito a ridare una speranza alla rigogliosità della vita in un mondo oramai arido, lo ha fatto soffiando sul fiore.
All that work, just to make a wish. It genuinely looked worth it, beautiful
Walter! This is your Cosmos. Your life. You are not alone. We all love you.
I genuinely thought this was a Ghibli animation when I saw the thumbnail. Great work!
What a well-told story! And the sound design adds so much, too.
Serious Studio Ghibli Vibes. Character expression pacing emotion message setting. And that cute little bow at the end, thanking the frog for taking care of the plant. Felt really good to watch.
This had a real sense of wonder and realism to it. Fantastic work. I hope you’re having a busy and well paying career now ❤
me and my lovely boyfriend watched this animation together and we both felt lovely. we appreciate your work.
A little poetic masterpiece in the great tradition of telling compelling stories in animation. Truly wonderful, thank you.
Beautiful film! Thank you for sharing it for free. I hope to see more of your projects. I love when animation can tell so much without words. It's the mark of a true artist that you expressed so much with Walter's expression, the environment of the world and the loneliness he probably experiences without any dialogue. Thank you very much :)
Waltuh, put ya bottles away waltuh, ya not gettin any water today waltuh. I’m sorry I had too
Absolutely beautiful! You are so underrated!
Lovely... I felt like I was hang-gliding along with Walter.
Perfect. We learn so much about Walter. Every frame is full of meaning on his character and world. What a gentleman and a humble hero.
This was so good and the animation was excellent. Both the story and the animation reminded me so much of Studio Ghibli's 'Ponyo' - one of my favourite movies from Ghibli . The story and the animation is very reminiscent of their style and it makes my heart happy to see new animators continuing to make similar animated stories of whimsy and with such beautiful animation.
Waltuh, put your d away waltuh
I'm not having sex with you right now, Waltuh
Thought the same
Thank you for reminding us/me, of how we take Nature forgranted. Nature, nurture. Nurture, Nature. Delightful. I always enjoy being "allowed" to spend some time in "childhood"- before we misplace our innate mindfulness. You artists are so fortunate, yes it takes work too but laboring at an easel or keyboard to create Art, surely that is a blessing.(sorry my words are so pedestrian they don't do justice to your story and skill). Namaste from Canada
Amei, tenho regado e reverenciado plantas desprezadas - fantástico saber que há outros seres que sentem o mesmo! Gratidão!!
holy cow this gave studio ghibli vibes. I want more of this!!
Its so great the moments and the animation are like a Ghibli film and the backgrounds are so well done
I saw a comment on how many todays cartoons rush too much today and only then I realized what this one did different and why I liked it so much
How gentle, and moving. Thank you………respect!
What a beautiful movie! I love it! 😍
Ghibli vibes, specially at 4:13, very awesome.
I can see the Ghibli in every scene - the wind blowing into the windows like the bath scene in totoro, walter’s mannerisms are a lot like mei. The white pompous drift down at the same rhythm as the dust bunnies, the wiggly smile when he is flying in the air - just like mei. And the last scene when he blows the white pompom - his teeth are exactly like totoro’s
I think this is one of the most wonderful video I've ever seen. Thank you so much for making it
Made me so happy, thank you
this was so soft and lovely
I watched it few months ago, Now, today I came back and again amazed. What a beautiful creation. The animator is a great artist. Keep up makeing these kind of animation for us. I wish you good luck. Thank you.
Dear Lorenzo, there are a few tears in my eyes. Walter and you are my friends! Love, Harel from Israel
Brilliant and beautiful. Some parts are just fun and magical, such as the 'clouds' all made of seeds or the guy drifting through the sky using his 'hat'. I was thinking this is going to be another 'gritty' story more suited to adults. Thankfully not.
I've always wanted to animate and I've found it hard to force myself to learn- but this short film has really inspired me! I love the character design, the animation of the flowers and especially the settings design! the colours and everything about it was so fun to watch and I really love the concept too! I know I'm late to this video but even so, I'm so glad I watched it. :)
it feels like itd be a perfect short film to play right before Ponyo, they both have the same calm, surreal feeling
That was amazing. I love it when no one speaks a language. It let's the art shine out more
I loved this, hope you are well and thank you for the video. 🥰