Muybridge's Strings (Japanese: マイブリッジの糸; Maiburijji no ito) is a Canadian-Japanese animated short film, directed by Kōji Yamamura and released in 2011.[1] A meditation on the passage of time, the film contrasts the story of Eadweard Muybridge, the British photographer who was a key innovator in the concept of photographically recording motion, with the story of a contemporary mother in Tokyo who realizes that her daughter is growing up and slipping away from her.[2]
| Muybridge's Strings | |
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| Japanese | マイブリッジの糸 |
| Directed by | Kōji Yamamura |
| Written by | Kōji Yamamura |
| Produced by | Keisuke Tsuchihashi Michael Fukushima Shuzo John Shiota |
| Edited by | Kōji Yamamura |
| Music by | Normand Roger Pierre Yves Drapeau Denis Chartrand |
| Animation by | Kōji Yamamura |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Polygon Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 13 minutes |
| Countries | Canada Japan |
The film won the Excellence Prize at the 2011 Japan Media Arts Festival,[3] and a special prize at the 2012 Hiroshima International Animation Festival.[4] It received a Genie Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 32nd Genie Awards in 2012.[5]
References
edit- ^ Ramin S. Khanjani, "Chronos Pulls the Strings: Roaming thoughts On Koji Yamamura’s Muybridge’s Strings (2011)". Off Screen, March 2014.
- ^ Catherine Munroe Hotes, "Muybridge’s Strings (マイブリッジの糸, 2011)". Nishikata Film Review, June 15, 2012.
- ^ Egan Loo, "Madoka Magica, Saturn Apartments Win Media Arts Awards". Anime News Network, December 15, 2011.
- ^ Crystalyn Hodgkins, "'Great Rabbit,' 'Muybridge's Strings' Win Awards at Hiroshima Animation Fest". Anime News Network, August 28, 2012.
- ^ Brian D. Johnson, "Quebec and Croneberg (sic) lead Genies". Maclean's, January 17, 2012.
External links
edit- Muybridge's Strings at IMDb
- Watch Muybridge's Strings on the NFB website
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