Nickel Updated on May 21, 2024 1 min read

Swing to the Moon

DIRECTOR: Marie Bordessoule, Adriana Bouissie, Nadine De Boer, Elisa Drique, Chloé Lauzu, Vincent Levrero, Solenne Moreau • France • 6 minutes

Swing to the Moon follows an ambitious spider on an impossible quest to reach the moon. Adorable character design, studio-quality animation, and a story full of heart and adventure make this film a stand-out for audiences of all ages. This was a thesis short film from students at French digital art school École Supérieure des Métiers Artistiques and won Best Student Film at the acclaimed computer graphics conference SIGGRAPH in 2023.

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