It tells the story of pig, an introverted youth who lives in a windmill and keeps a dark fog from engulfing his town. The dam keeper, a short film by feature animation artists robert kondo and dice tsutsumi tells the tale of a young pig encumbered with an. Tonko house s debut film directed by robert kondo and dice tsutsumi tells the story of pig, an introverted youth who lives in a windmill and keeps a dark fog from engulfing his town. Annie awardnominated and oscarshortlisted short film produced as part of pixars coop program now available to watch online through january 7 as a short of the week.
The dam keeper tvg 18min animation, short, drama 11 october 2014 usa a little pig, who keeps his town safe from a cloud of pollution with his windmill dam, is ignored by a thankless public and bullied at school. The film received a 2015 academy award nomination for best animated short film. Robert kondo and dice tsutsumi, whose short film the dam keeper was nominated for an academy award last year, have released the trailer for their latest project, moom, an adaptation of. The dam keeper an animated film from robert kondo and dice. Written and directed by trevor jimenez, the annienominated weekends was recently shortlisted for an oscar nomination. In this story emotions are running high, but the ending gives a big smile. Its ironic because the film is eighteen minutes long, and it took me around ten to read this graphic novel. The original oscarnominated short centers on a bullied pig and a friendly fox. The dam keeper is a brilliant coming of age story focusing on how you cant, or rather shouldnt, judge a book by its cover. Short film animated nominees view the full list of oscar nominees and watch the oscars live oscar sunday february 22nd 7e4p on abc. The dam keeper volume 2 written and illustrated by robert kondo and dice tsutsumi first second. Directed by dice tsutsumi and robert kondo, the dam keeper is set in a desolate future that revolves around a young pig with a very important job. I saw this in the with the other oscarnominated animated shorts, and this is the one that stuck with me.
Posted on wednesday, november 16th, 2016 by angie han. Making the animated short the dam keeper started out as a threemonth experiment for former pixar art directors robert kondo and daisuke dice tsutsumi that has turned into a whirlwind of film. An episode of tonko houses first short form series, we see how pig remembers becoming the dam keeper. The books set the film s main characters on a grand, windswept journey that. The dam keeper is a 2014 american animated short film directed by robert kondo and daisuke tsutsumi. Gorgeous oscarnominated short the dam keeper to become. Tonko house and 20th century fox animation are teaming to develop a feature based on the oscar nominated 2014 short film the dam keeper. The dam keeper poems by erick oh adventure short film. The story line in the dam keeper is so excellent, it is already a classic masterpiece ahead of its time. Express yourself with pig and fox and their friends from the dam keeper. The dam keeper 2014 beautiful short film made by two.
Four stars out of five an 18 minute animated short. Tonko house shares exclusive episode of annecy cristal. Tonko houses first feature film is an adaptation of the oscar nominated short film the dam keeper. The dam keeper is honored with an oscar nomination for. The dam keeper is a 2014 american animated short film directed by robert kondo and. The animated short film was nominated for an academy award and now a featurelength version is heading to the big screen. Based on the oscarnominated animated short film of the same name, the dam keeper is a lush, vibrantly drawn graphic novel trilogy by.
Based on an oscarnominated animated short by former pixar directors, robert kondo and dice tsutsumis the dam keeper. World without darkness is the second volume in the series. Dam keeper filmmakers talk about animated short oscar. The dam keeper is an 18minute short film with an antibullying message that follows a young pig with an important job and a new classmate who changes everything. The dam keeper film poster directed byrobert kondo daisuke tsutsumi produced bymegan bartel duncan ramsay written byrobert kondo daisuke tsutsumi narrated bylars mikkelsen music byzach johnston matteo roberts edited bybradley furnish production company tonko house llc release date february 11, 2014 march 2014 running time 18 minutes countryunited states languageenglish the. Morris lessmore is a bibliophile who enjoys writing in his diary while sitting cozily in the balcony with just books surrounding him. The dam keeper, an original animated short film by feature animation artists robert kondo and dice tsutsumi, tells the tale of a young pig encumbered with an important job, and the meeting of a new classmate who changes everything.
Directors robert kondo and dice tsutsumi began work on the treatment after the start of tonko house in july 2014. How 2 animators independently recreated pixar magic mashable. A fulllength dam keeper movie is coming, along with two sequels. Return from the shadows, are essentially volumes 2, 3, and 4 of the larger story. Seen through pigs youthful perspective, the visuals are abstract and surreal, but the source of his pain and his joy are clear. The dam keeper is honored with an oscar nomination for short film animated. The dam keeper filmmakers unveil trailer for new short. Based on an oscarnominated animated short film, the dam keeper. Morris lessmore is a luminous display of the directors personal vision to show how integral books are in developing a persons life. Although the schedule doesnt mention the dam keeper by name, it informs that short films two screened on march 22. It speaks of the importance of humour and creativity to overcome the harshness of life, and is a reminder that unfunded fears take us to places we should never go as they have not doors for those people who want to get near us to enter. Although socially rejected by his peers, he is befriended by the artistic fox. The dam keeper is a beautiful handmade oilpainted animated longish short film that touches on very sad themes.
Based on the oscarnominated animated short film of the same name, the dam keeper is a lush, vibrantly drawn graphic novel trilogy by tonko house cofounders robert kondo and dice tsutsumi. Hello tonko house fans, tonko house is happy to announce that we will be releasing the entire short film, the dam keeper 2014 for the first. The trilogy, which comprises the dam keeper, the dam keeper. Now pig, fox, and hippo must face the greatest danger imaginable. The dam keeper is an animated short film directed by robert kondo and dice tsutsumi. Gorgeous oscarnominated short the dam keeper to become gorgeous graphic novel series this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. The 18minute film, the dam keeper, is now finished and will have its world premiere next tuesday, february 11, at the berlin international film festival. World without darkness is the second book in a lush, vibrantly drawn graphic novel series about a young pig who must save his. I love the fact that these no dialogue in this short film, but you still get all the emotion and understand the main character of the film. Cartoon pig pig crafts pig pig pig drawing line sticker fantastic art animation film pigs character design.
The dam keeper is a beautiful handmade oilpainted animated longish short film that touches. The dam keeper has to be the most depressing and yet beautiful 18 minutes of film ive seen in years. The dam keeper an animated film from robert kondo and. Academy award nomination for best animated short film. Tonko houses full journey through creating the dam keeper is captured in a video documentary. Return to the shadows is the third and final volume in a breathtaking graphic novel series about a pigs epic journey sunrise valley is without a dam keeper. It was written and directed by robert kondo and daisuke dice tsutsumi and. An animated film from robert kondo and dice tsutsumi. The dam keeper beautiful short film from some of the. Beyond the dam lies certain deaththis is something every citizen of sunrise valley knows well. Pig is watching over the city from his dam, so he can keep the fog a mysterious element away. The dam keeper was never quite a conventional animated film and the groundswell of enthusiasm signaled to us in our earliest days of tonko house that perhaps the industry and audiences. Dice tsutsumi and robert kondo, former pixar art directors and directors of the oscarnominated short the dam keeper, have completed their second short film, moom a trailer for the film, which.
The dam keeper 2014 beautiful short film made by two pixar artists. The only thing that can get better than this short film is 1. Tonko house, the berkeley, californiabased animation studio founded by robert kondo and dice tsutsumi, has new plans for the feature film based on their oscarnominated short the dam keeper. Oscarnominated short the dam keeper getting turned into feature film from pixar alums. The dam keeper beautiful short film from some of the pixar team available for only a few days. Dam keeper makers return with new film moom trailer.
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