In this surreal odyssey, a young boy walks through a series of doors opening up visions of the past and future. “Mi,” made by Masayoshi Nakamura and Zak Engel, is beautifully animated, vibrating with color, shape and possibility. Emerging from abstract geometric landscapes, we lock in on a boy with his father embracing in the middle of a rainy forest. Soon they are descending to the bottom of a lake to discover a hidden city. There, the boy enters a door and finds himself walking through his father’s memories, or maybe it’s his own future, or somehow both. Animated by Nakamura, and written and scored by Engel, the film is a magical tone poem on boyhood/fatherhood and imagination. -KA. Directors: Masayoshi Nakamura, Zak Engel. Writer: Zak Engel. Animation: Masayoshi Nakamura. Music: Zak Engel. Sound Design: Zak Engel. Producer: Allie Hess.
Up Next in From the Archives
-
The Singer: In the Key of Love (Natal...
After the tragic death of his father, all Terry wants to do is to have a low-key karaoke night with his friends; Natalie, however, has other plans in motion. Directed by Alex Swift. Cast: Veronika Slowikowska, Hanif Jetha, Ben Stager, Sam Hancock, Emma Simpson.
-
Little Brother
On the edge of adolescence, a little brother visits his sister in the big city for the first time. This documentary snapshot directed by Dominique van Olm (who also stars) is a beautifully intimate account of their weekend in Toronto. The low-key course of events makes an effective case for the p...
-
Your Hands in My Hair
When Nitin finds out that his first crush is moving to Orlando with her family, he considers a way to get her attention. | Directed by Amitabh Joshi (Tabha). Starring Satya Shaw, Avery Garcia, Anna Itty, Joe Garcia.
