In the Hanshin region of Japan, a loving mother named Hanae enjoys a calm morning with her 5-year-old daughter Koharu while her husband Hitoshi rushes away to work. When an earthquake hits, the Kawakami’s face a new and difficult reality, leaving Hanae with an increasingly difficult decision to make.

Credits

  • Sophia Midori Almaraz: Director
  • Sophia Midori Almaraz: Producer
  • Vanessa E Rodriguez Correa: Producer
  • Qing Roger Chen: Art Director
  • Yuanlin Jing: Head of Story
  • Sophia Midori Almaraz: Storyboard Artists
  • Yuanlin Jing: Storyboard Artists
  • Maylynn Tsai: Storyboard Artists
  • Vanessa E Rodriguez Correa: Modeling Lead
  • Vanessa E Rodriguez: Modelers
  • Patrick Chrisyanto: Modelers
  • Shayna Reyes: Modelers
  • Sophia Midori Almaraz: Modelers
  • Yuanlin Jing: Modelers
  • Saya Makhmud: Modelers
  • Qing Roger Chen: Concept Designers
  • Andrew Davis: Concept Designers
  • Megan Wong: Concept Designers
  • Bella He: Concept Designers
  • Connie Wen: Concept Designers
  • Neko Tashiro Ohnsman: Concept Designers
  • Sophia Midori Almaraz: Line and Colorists
  • Qing Roger Chen: Line and Colorists
  • Lara Anıl: Line and Colorists
  • Lucy Belon Murphy: Line and Colorists
  • Jay Kim: Line and Colorists
  • Gina Zhu: Line and Colorists
  • Andrew Davis: Line and Colorists
  • Ryan Kuzumaki: Line and Colorists
  • Jennifer Vasquez: Line and Colorists
  • Koco Wang: Line and Colorists
  • Kris Garcia: Line and Colorists
  • Emelie Gardanier: Line and Colorists
  • Freya Zhao: Line and Colorists
  • Ethan Brovender: Node Editor
  • Ethan Brovender: Texture and Lighting Artists
  • Yuanlin Jing: Texture and Lighting Artists
  • Sophia Midori Almaraz: Animators
  • Qing Roger Chen: Animators
  • Andrew Davis: Animators
  • Angela Chan: Animators
  • Emelie Gardanier: Animators
  • Haruto Ryan Kuzumaki: Animators
  • Jay Kim: Animators
  • Emily Chao: Animators
  • Beth Orrick-Arno: Animators
  • Gina Zhu: Animators
  • Jennifer Vasquez: Animators
  • Jody Zhou: Animators
  • Kris Garcia: Animators
  • Koco Wang: Animators
  • Bella He: Animators
  • Petunia Qin: Animators
  • Amy Wang: Animators
  • Camille Agurto: Animators
  • Maylynn Tsai: Animators
  • Tony Danilchenko: Animators
  • Freya Zhao: Animators
  • Elina Huang: Animators
  • Yuanlin Jing: Layout Artist
  • Connie Wen: Background Painters
  • Megan Wong: Background Painters
  • Ashley Song: Background Painters
  • Qing Roger Chen: Background Painters
  • Sophia Midori Almaraz: Compositor
  • Yuanlin Jing: Compositor
  • Shayna Reyes: Compositor
  • Ethan Brovender: Compositor
  • Nera Hamzah: Title Designer
  • Aimee Midori Yamanaka Yamada: Taiko Composer and Performer
  • Sagita Alisya: Classical Score Composer
  • Sandie Hanae: Key Cast, “Hanae Kawakami”
  • Muyan Chen: Key Cast, “Koharu Kawakami”
  • Rikki Kahn-Yee: Pianist
  • James Fall: Recording and Mixing Engineer
  • Sophia Midori Almaraz: Sound Designer

Specifications

  • Project Type :Animation, Student, Short
  • Genres: Drama, Ghost, Natural Disaster, Disaster, Family, Fantasy, Action
  • Runtime: 4 minutes 1 second
  • Completion Date :January 8, 2024
  • Country of Origin: United States
  • Country of Filming: United States
  • Language: English
  • Shooting Format: Digital
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Film Color: olor
  • First-time Filmmaker
  • Student Project: Art Center College of Design

Screenings / Awards

  • Art Center College of Design Animation Showcase Pasadena, CA
    United States
    December 15, 2023
    Art Center College of Design Animation Showcase
    Official Selection
  • ArtCenter Student Film Festival Pasadena, CA
    United States
    April 19, 2024
    ArtCenter Student Film Festival
    Official Selection
  • First-Time Filmmaker Sessions May 2024
    United States
    April 22, 2024
    Official Selection
  • New York Tri-State International Film Festival New York
    United States
    June 21, 2024
    Online
    Official Selection
  • Fine Cut Festival Los Angeles
    United States
    Semi Finalist