The Aroma of Tea is a 2006 Dutch animated short film written and directed by Michaël Dudok de Wit. It shows how a small sphere travels in a determined and rhythmical manner through land-scapes, emerging at the end into a larger sphere of white light. Both the graphic brushstroke and the music, with its haunting rhythms, are strikingly simple and direct. The theme of the film, a quest followed by a union, is as old as time and recognizable despite its limitless variations.

The Aroma of Tea
Screenshot from The Aroma of Tea
Directed byMichaël Dudok de Wit
Written byMichaël Dudok de Wit
Produced byWillem Thijssen
Release date
  • 2006 (2006)
Running time
3:20 minutes
CountryNetherlands
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