Running time: 3′ 40″
Format: Digital Betacam
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Directed, animated, edited, produced by Tan Wei Keong
Sound by Vanessa Seow
Pixilation assisted by Loo Zihan
Colouring by Henry Zhuang and Harry Zhuang
Completed in Singapore 2009
Synopsis
A curious baby is protected from an environment of temptation.
Overturning the popular association of animation with children’s entertainment, Hush Baby depicts a baby’s struggle against confinement and restriction. The many expressive faces of a baby are brought to life with dark humour and wit as the film imaginatively explores a different facet of animation.
Film Stills
Director’s Statement
Hush Baby aims to capture life’s ‘innocence’ from its beginning and traces its struggle for liberation.
Since infancy, all of us have been told what actions are right and wrong; what is acceptable and not. Under this institutionalised, perhaps suppressive, discipline, we exist according to rules and restrictions.
The film portrays the interaction between an inquisitive character and a dominant being that, like a parent, means well, but whose concern manifests itself as manipulation. However, life can perhaps be more beautiful beyond the wall of protocol.
Screenings and Awards
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18 – 27 Sept ‘10 |
KROK International Animated Film Festival In Competition, Ukraine |
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14 May – 18 Jul ‘10 |
Children’s Season at Singapore Art Museum 8Q Exhibition, Singapore |
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18 – 23 May ‘10 |
Anifest 2010 In Competition, Teplice (Czech Republic) |
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04 – 09 May ‘10 |
17th Internationale Trickfilm-Festival Stuttgart In Competition, Stuttgart (Germany) |
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08 – 12 Feb ‘10 |
Animex 2010 In Competition, Middlesbrough (UK) |
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30 Jan ‘10 |
Singapore Short Film Awards In Competition, Singapore Best Animation |
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20 – 25 Oct ‘09 |
BALINALE International Film Festival Official Selection, Bali (Indonesia) |
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4, 10, 17 Oct ‘09 |
The Kaleidoscope, Asian Cultural Collaboration Forum Asian Animation, Hong Kong |
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10 Oct ‘09 |
11th TBS Digicon6, Singapore Regional Award Singapore Showcase as part of Animation Nation, Singapore Second Prize |
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17 Sep ‘09 |
5th Singapore Short Film Festival Animated Shorts (In Competition), Singapore Voice Award Singapore |
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05 Sep ‘09 |
Vancouver Singapore Film Festival Official Selection, Vancouver (Canada) |
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22 Aug ‘09 |
6th Singapore Short Cuts Official Selection, Singapore |
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31 Jul – 19 Aug ‘09 |
5th IndPanda International Short Film Festival Official Selection, Hong Kong |
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14 – 23 May ‘09 |
2nd San Joaquin International Film Festival Official Selection, California (USA) |
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14 – 25 Apr ‘09 |
22nd Singapore International Film Festival Singapore Short Film, Singapore Special Mention |
International Sales and Distribution
Objectifs Films
www.objectifsfilms.com
Tel: +65 6293 9782
Email: info@objectifsfilms.com
Contact
Tan Wei Keong
Tel: +81 80 4321 1459 (Tokyo)
Skype: getweikeong
Email: tanweikeong@gmail.com
