MUM'S SWEATER - Animation Short Film 2020 - GOBELINS

After her mother’s death, Kim finds solace in wearing her mother’s old sweater. However, the sweater begins to itch and even hurt her, but she still can’t bring herself to take it off.
Kim trouve son réconfort en portant le vieux pull de sa mère, récemment décédée. Bien que celui-ci commence à irriter sa peau et à lui faire mal, elle ne parvient quand même pas à s’en défaire.
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Directors / Réalisateurs.trices : Anand K VARMA, Yi Chen HSIAO, Mauriziana GUALDRINI, Ugo OFFNER, James MANN
Team contact / Contact de l’équipe : [e-mail]
Soundtrack / Musique : Thomas PIRONNEAU, Basile RENARD
Sound editor / Montage sonore : Nadège FEYRIT
Mix / Mixage : Cedric DENOOZ
Production : GOBELINS, l'école de l'image - Moïra MARGUIN : [e-mail]
Distribution : Miyu Distribution - Luce GROSJEAN : [e-mail]

[@ramyawatson8297]

We can all agree that the story is wonderfully melancholy but let's appreciate the true tragedy that is the fish that died when she smashed into the aquariums. An absolute horror story for any fishkeeper.

[@seisage]

Man, I don't even keep aquariums, but watching her smash into the tanks was so incredibly stressful

[@IlyaWazuhiru]

yes, poor lil' fishy - but a perfect example of how denial can hurt others

[@bad_pilot13official]

I feel bad for that fishes family and his friends hopefully they attend his funeral

[@Mellelamoche]

I'm pretty sure the fish aren't just fish to the story. They look like eyes. Just like the protagonist's eyes look like fish. To me they are like the eyes of the mother watching her daughter's every move. It's implied when Kim finds the sweater and gives a look to her aquarium. To me this fish dying represents her letting go of her mom. She saw the fish, she could have made a priority to save it and just have made peace with her mom. But she chose to fight for herself, even if it meant letting the "fish" die (letting her mom go), activally destroying the sweater (defending herself from her mom's toxicity), and putting her own safety (and well being) first. Just my interpretation though.

[@sweetpatate2729]

thank you for noticing him and his tragic destiny.

[@ashkhri]

I think this was about the unhealthy relationship of abuse of control that exists between many mother child relationships, especially asian ones. How at first she liked the fact she had someone look out for her, but the moment she thought of relinquishing that control over her her mom started to suffocate her, emotionally blackmail her by showing her the good times etc.

[@astrophysiciann]

the polarity between the very real grief and the darker reality of the situation... stunningly executed metaphor

[@foxoxo4782]

you rlly said "especially asian families"

[@rattattack6218]

@@foxoxo4782 op could be Asian tho

[@cocochanco.]

i was thinking the same

[@ashkhri]

@@rattattack6218 i am 😌

[@temutemacular]

Imagine your friends asking you how you got a scar across your eye and you just say you fought your mum's sweater

[@Isha_Sethi]

😂😂😂

[@yanadnadya]

T h i s

[@imageez]

...I knew we shouldn't watch In Fabric for Friday night

[@gigsisdabbling1865]

“Hey yo what the fuck happened to the fish tanks”

[@efemji]

imagine having friends

[@dlyfofbenny]

This portrayed grief and the physical hurt of letting go quite well. It is heavy and real, I appreciate the story telling

[@whereisthemau5219]

thank you so much :')) we worked very hard on the storytelling part!

[@hijadokisaudagar]

@@whereisthemau5219 especially how you depicted self harm

[@redredredred3240]

Me (haven't seen it.) The fuck you mean it's a sweater

[@dlfon99]

I'm in a tough spot where I'm likely going to have to cut my mother out of my life to get away from my dad. He's toxic at best, but typically abusive. She refuses to admit to any fault in either of them, and as much as I love her, it scares me that she might push me into such a dangerous relationship.

[@hijadokisaudagar]

@@dlfon99 i- im not even lying- same. i hope you find the courage and financial independence to give yourself better things and begin healing. and you probably already know but i might as well just say it, blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb💅💅 good luck to you uwu

[@imkabochan]

I'm asian descended and this hits hard. I understand each person will watch this and interpret it in their own way. But to me this is about the relationship between kids and parents. And how it can be unhealthy. Parents' expectations, being literally steered around and feeling suffocated all hit so hard. Just... Non ironic slow clap in awe, this was brilliant.

[@sada-hoshi4331]

Dont worry, others ethnicities have it the same (for example me )

[@scutoid-backrooms]

i think it's sort of got two things going on. the start and end of it is about loss, and how we cope with it, and how the scars (good and bad) from past relationships stay with us and then in the middle of the film, when the mum is there through the sweater, it sort of exposes the daughter-parent relationship for not being perfect (starts off with her making ramen but it ends up with her almost killing her by the end, you have both sides)

[@no1reallycaresabout2]

Definitely felt the Asian aspect as someone of Asian descent myself I think the immigrant factor also comes into play; Ive heard similar experiences from an Arab American friend

[@youfoundme9577]

The sweater represents the Past, and she can't move on from the death of her mother that's why it harmed her. When she destroyed the sweater and burned it, it means she finally moved on by fighting the past and move to the future

[@dikshasvagarwal]

That was deep...

[@Gabriel-be3vr]

thx for the explanation, i thought it was just a scary video, but there is always smth more.

[@quocbaonguyen4588]

or she just _really_ hated fish

[@bleacheman]

@@Gabriel-be3vr 🧐..jeez

[@Honsanmai]

I feel like there is an element of not taking the time to properly processing the passing as well. note how the sweater acts up whenever she tries to downplay her grief at work and gets the most violent when she's alone with it.

[@samanthajeffers9339]

I love how complicated this stories is. She is grieving, and you can really tell she loves her mother so much, but her mother obviously abused her in some ways and left some scars. But, she still had good memories too, which makes the relationship with her mom all the more complicated. Her lighting the fire at the end and letting go is really good. I keep coming back to watch this one.

[@katostrich]

What really hit me hard: Even after the horrendous struggle, the fighting against the sweater that represented her mother and their shared past, maybe even her almost oppressing love for her child, the first thing the protagonist mutters in a tiny, scared and almost hopeful voice is „Mum?“

[@sada-hoshi4331]

Its obvious that the fire represents when she ended their relationship

[@atleo456]

I'm sorry, I absolutely loved the story and several visual elements used, but I couldn't help but enjoy the fish scenes the most. Something about their simple, one eye designs made them both incredibly cute, and incredibly creepy in certain scenes. A perfect fit for the tone of the story. Though, I was almost devastated to see the one go flying on the floor! Poor guy. Wonderful work again GOBELINS!

[@minipretzels]

additionally i noticed the mothers eyes in the fish tanks always look like the fishes, as if she was always looking at her the whole time.

[@xxstar-bluesxx]

The sweater resembles manipulation towards her daughter, if you analyze the film. The tighter the sweater reacts, and the daughter looks up to see herself with her mother from the past, the mother is actually trying to guilt trip the daughter for having a 'bad response' or a 'bad behavior'. Her mother's sweater is her own ghost of toxic manipulation. In the ending, the daughter burns the sweater because it mentally and emotionally abused her, and still when you look at the puddle, the mother is still there and will always be there. That means, the daughter has trauma.

[@hayasheeeesh]

She will always remain figuratively and literally because Kim hasn't gotten rid of the entire sweater. There's still a piece attached to her nametag that she decided not to burn. In a way it's saying how her mom's abuse is still firmly tied to her identity.

[@_jvps_]

It feels like some fears and anxiety she had and came from her mom view of the world still stays there and haunt her. The overprotective personality, being strict with everything and so on.

[@BlackCatedialogue]

Definitely I thought the same.

[@xxstar-bluesxx]

Exactly what I thought about this film. And in the end, it resembles that she's still traumatized about it.

[@WobblesandBean]

A lot of mother daughter relationships are complicated. They love you, but then they hurt you. They abuse you, but there are still tender moments. Enough so that when they're gone, you don't feel that bad, but then the guilt from not feeling bad gets you. ....Or maybe that's just me.

[@xxstar-bluesxx]

@@WobblesandBean Nah, I'm with you on that. Because the times they hurt you even if it's part of their showing how they love and care for you... is also traumatizing..

[@goatvomit]

As someone who had a physically abusive mother, I'm really overcome with emotion over this. I remember when my mother felt like a bringer of love and light... But at the drop of a hat, my mom wouldn't hesitate beating me into silence. When my mom dies, I will likely experience this type of resentment and grief.

[@sada-hoshi4331]

Kim's (protagonist name)mother didn't die , the fire may represent that she finally confronted her and decided to cut the relationship, so that's how it feels, like a fire that burns

[@ello3800]

@@sada-hoshi4331 "Kim's mother didn't die" is an interesting way to interpreted it but it's likely not the intention of the story teller since the description said the mother did die.

[@ello3800]

It's a 10-month-late respond but I hope you find some comfort in the fact that you're not alone in feeling those emotion and that they won't be too heavy when they come.

[@mynty_me]

I think that’s the reason why I don’t even want my mother to die. I just don’t want to deal with what’s next after her death. Even now I don’t know how to feel about her. She isn’t abusive anymore but it confuses me because it’s like she acts as if it never happened. Outright she denied at first so many things she did to hurt us. It doesn’t help that my older siblings try to not bring it up for fear of messing up what we have now. I don’t understand how they can live without knowing why it went all wrong and now we have to live as if it never happened. The root of the problem is still with us and I think I just can’t move on like this. I will one day find the answer hopefully and cry and maybe everything will be fine. Sorry it’s just I never could make sense of this.

[@flubble2473]

@@ello3800 I'd rather see it as "her mother when she was nice/the good-only image she had of her mother" died

[@user-uw5lc2ke4t]

im sorry but the "MUM WHAT THE FUA-" *SMACK* made me laugh

[@scriblemaker]

I love the animation and use of beautiful stylistic elements. But the plot is a real stand-out. The story is quite haunting. Kim is struggling with her mum's passing. She misses her mum but there's also a darkness overshadowing her grief. Kim bares marks from old wounds. While she tries to move on she finds herself trapped between memories of love and happiness, while reliving physical and emotional trauma. Her anger at her past and desperation to leave everything behind climax in a very real, physical fight scene. At the end, Kim's mum seems vanquished and even physical traces of her life are gone. But Kim still baring physical and emotional scars begins to accept that she will always carry her mom and their relationship, good and bad, with her. This is my fave film from this year's crop so far. Well done.

[@WobblesandBean]

It's very haunting, and I couldn't describe it any better than you have. Great hair, by the way. 💜

[@sada-hoshi4331]

@@WobblesandBean same here cause is my case but I'm no a this point, I'm still with her

[@lotusgal313]

The visual effects with the sweater were very disturbing but effective for the metaphor of the story. Dealing with grief is hard especially if we’re doing it by ourselves. And eventually we just reach a point when we have to move on

[@terryf1c893]

Amazing as usual, students from Goblins should get more regognition and respect in the industry, calarts is overatted

[@Silverfire05]

haha

[@AngelVocal]

Y'all always pitting artists against each other and it's just sad. Sucking up to Gobelins won't do you any good, and vice versa. :/

[@rosasunsprite8901]

I mean, Gobelins is in France, so

[@kayaeki]

honestly all the students are amazing! I feel I've got bored of Calarts art style, again its just me.

[@Tea-gh8cu]

isn't goblins overrated too?, as always the expensive ones get more recognition and millions of views xd

[@samithh]

This felt like how some mothers are so focused on controlling their kids to "keep them safe" that they don't realize how they're hurting and smothering them. The kids will have to struggle in order to get free and be their own person, and when they do, they hurt themselves in the process, but get up and move on.

[@fizzy_minx8372]

This is a true masterpiece and a beautiful portrayal of such a troubling theme. It really showed the damaging effects of a suffocating and overbearing parental relationship, while regardless of how the mother hurt her daughter, she still felt remorse and had trouble letting her go. Not to mention the stunning animation.

[@cristineclaudia1535]

To me, I think there are 2 ways at looking at this. First, it may be about how warm and loving but always hard and harsh relationship with mom (or any loved ones) can be. They may, in one way or another, over power or controll you whether you both realize it or not. And then, it may also be about how hard it is to let go. The sweater resembles the past, her mom who passed and their relationship as well as memories. She holds on to the sweater so much til it hurts her both physically and emotionally. At the end, though she realizes that she has to get rid of the sweater by burning it, she still feels that her mom is around (reflected on the puddle). Their love is always there.

[@ioankou]

This is brilliant. I think it's pretty safe to say that the story is meant to showcase an unhealthy and abusive relationship between a mother and child, with the mother being extremely controlling and manipulative towards her daughter. The moment the young woman tries to let go, the mother starts suffocating her while reminding her of all the good moments they had, how much she loves her and needs her. And I like how it shows that it's extremely hard to get out of a situation like this. Because realizing that a person you love is abusive and trying to escape them is so difficult and you'll be left with plenty of scars and in need of a lot of healing. A story brilliantly told, the animation is beyond beautiful, with fluid movements, exceptional lighting and coloring. I'm a bit in love with this

[@sao-pablo]

i feel like it speaks about the toxic relationships between parents and their children but also the lie of nostalgia, how it blinds us to the pain and suffering of the past and pushes into creating unhealthy attachments when really, we need to let go and move forward as best we can.

[@ducktapeextrodinare]

The "don't leave me" at 5:20 gives me chills every time.

[@ohhhhdear]

i really liked the contrast between the fire and water. the mother died in a fire, twice. and her daughter, kim, is always shown with water. this can imply that kim and her mother were very different from each other. her mom even hurt her in that environment, it could be showing that her mom tried to take the things she liked or the way she behaved and twisted it to hurt her. i could totally be thinking too hard but it’s just something i noticed.

[@michaelgdellaquila2292]

I feel this is about smothering helicopter parents, who look out for and care for their children but are overbearing. Even once they past the memory of them remains, and their impact on their children is inescapable. The sweater reminds her of her mother, both good and bad, and the thought of her is consuming and suffocating. Excellent short.

[@hanadraws8670]

I think there was something terribly wrong with the relationship between the daughter and the mom when she's still alive (obsessiveness from her mom side who wouldn't let go, at first i thought it's from the daughter's side) Considering the character is asian, it is not unreasonable..

[@jasminethegrayknight]

Yeah but then i feel like it would be playing to too many stereotypes. Not all parents are the same. We may be asian but that doesnt mean we all grew up in toxicity

[@hanadraws8670]

@@jasminethegrayknight of course, but since we’re talking in the context of this particular film...

[@WobblesandBean]

@@jasminethegrayknight We're not talking about you. And it's beyond ignorant to pretend like child abuse isn't a massive problem in many Asian cultures.

[@jasminethegrayknight]

@@WobblesandBean im not saying that its not a massive issue. I’m just saying that its not really alluded to in the film so it seems like a weird take away that is based on outside influence, a stereotype, not the film itself.

[@bananahat3350]

@@jasminethegrayknight I felt like it was heavily alluded to, given the “What the fuck, mom”, telling the sweater/mom they always overreact, the sweater nagging Kim to do her dishes, and the sweater literally slapping Kim.

[@dirtiestbomb1715]

A lot of people are talking about how this short is about grief over the death of a loved one. I think it's about something more subtle but completely different, and one of the goals of the animation was to conflate the story mentioned in the film of a loved one dying, and another event in a relationship. Physical items represent the relationship between Kim and her mother, with the sweatshirt representing an emotional core in that relationship formed by Kim's mother taking care of her. Before the short starts, Kim and her mother have a fight. Kim ends up moving out of her mom's house. This is represented by the fire stylized to look like glass. Glass is the tool that later, Kim uses to quite literally cut her mother out of her life. Kim saves her mother's stuff from the fire, representing a desire to keep some form of relationship. In particular, her sweatshirt, the emotional, motherly core. Kim is alright with her mom's new presence in her life when she cooks food, and gently reminds her to clean the dishes. But Kim's mother starts being overbearing and controlling when she intrudes on other parts of Kim's life, namely her work and relationship with her coworker. Kim tries to push back, and they end up brutally fighting. At the end, Kim uses glass to slice the sweatshirt, cutting off her relationship with her mother emotionally, and burns the sweatshirt, representing how she removes all connection to her mom.

[@cookiedraw8173]

her eyes are fish, love that detail

[@grim7237]

Those fish have beautiful eyes. Espicially the one that died. Looking at it's glossy eye as it lies on the floor makes me so sad.

[@jehjah3854]

Whoah that fight scene was intense! And I love the build-up horror aspect of it too, beautiful work!

[@merylouahes8305]

Yesterday I wore my mother's sweater for the first time since she died 10 years ago. Eerie...

[@awilli182]

Are you ok?

[@merylouahes8305]

@@awilli182 No I have a rash

[@awilli182]

@@merylouahes8305 Yikes! 😬 Hope that it clears up. Highly recommend that you stay away from lotions with too much perfume.

[@midairbirdy]

@@awilli182 haha I think op is joking. “I have a rash” is the same excuse the mc in this short film used.

[@awilli182]

@@midairbirdy Oh. Well this is embarrassing....😳

[@zewdae8847]

i think most ppl here agree that the sweater is a symbol of the past,, if she wasn't able to fully process her grief (which is what the central conflict is im p sure), maybe the emotional baggage she had with her mom from a complicated relationship is what started to spill over and hurt her when she was in this still emotionally raw state. another thing: there was a certain helplessness that i sort of picked up in both the way she watched the fire and how the fishes watched her struggle with the sweater which could've reflected how she felt in her relationship with her mom (water also has a lot of reflective connotations). maybe that's also why the sweater grew tight around her neck, callbacks to a controlling relationship that could've felt suffocating sometimes. also i think it's interesting that the mom died in a fire but water was such a key component to the imagery. what tends to stick to us the most is what hurts and in the sweater surviving the fire and her mom not, it's an inanimate object that can carry and trigger some of that baggage that can't speak and evolve like a person so it feels more like a symbol of the problems left unresolved. she's holding onto this physical reminder of her mom but it reminds her of what was wrong underneath too. maybe that's why she needed to burn it. idk it was so beautiful and bittersweet though. mother-daughter relationships are hard. i have no idea lol i was just putting out some ideas,, i'd love to hear what other ppl think :))

[@hannahkaye.mp4]

"be sure to fix the lights, please." "why were they broken, boss?" "for cinematic effect."

[@wgejbekwkwkkieiwi]

I think the sweater represents her relationship with her mother protective, warm, loving yet harmful. The sweater is physically suffocating at times and while it hurts her she can't help but see all the ways her mother has been good to her, then when she destroys the relationship it hurts her too. I think its realistic how at the end when she destroys the sweater a remnant still remains on her badge, something she'll carry with her every day yet she is no longer consumed by.

[@captin-ds6xj]

The talent and hardwork is mind blowing

[@felixowen2693]

It's so funny reading something like that with your profile picture.

[@tjay5639]

I see this animations meaning a lot differently, yes shes struggling with moving on. but the pictures, the controlling and abuse. I dunno i saw it in a way i can relate, that her mum abused her, and shes struggling to accept both memories, and not knowing who her mum is, a loving mum or an abuser. I struggle with this all the time.

[@miltoniyaregnellii9049]

До конца надеялась, что разбитый аквариум - это все в голове у ГГ, и рыбки живы. Но отчасти оно и было в голове, но рыбок не вернуть. Трагедия описанная в видео тронула да глубины души, спасибо!

[@rambellastudios1040]

It gives off a Perfect Blue vide which is cool because you don't often see psychological thriller animations. Also the distorted human faces that the fish create from 5:09 to 5:15 is pretty amazing.

[@Kove007]

I lost my mom when I was 12, and let me tell you this had me in tears within the first few minutes honestly. This was beautiful... As an Illustration major I'm astounded by how amazing this is.

[@elliewillams2793]

That last scene was so powerful, the overall symbolism in this short was incredible.

[@notnA51]

That's one crazy SCP Sweater! Beautifully animated! Interesting and visceral way in showing how her past has chokehold on her woa.

[@leasakura5570]

her fight with the sweater and when he wanted to swallow it up is only a metaphor on the fact that she cannot forget her mother and that her sadness envelops her more and more second by second she cannot forget her past when the sweater pulls itself together and a way of showing us its refusal or its dissatisfaction with giving everything for a charity stand and when the sweater tells him to wash the bowl it is to show us its attachment to the habits that her mother taught her she can't get away from it .... fabulous story ... BRAVO ...

[@needlesslycritical6199]

Phenomenal work! Phenomenal voice acting, animation, art style, sound design, soundtrack, visuals, presentation, directing, writing, concept, themes, execution and it goes on and on. .Another 10/10 experience from GOBELINS. Just wow.

[@coe.3181]

I'm blown away by your work. Each animated short you produced has an exquisite storytelling, and the animation itself is so aesthetically pleasing. I'm in love.

[@woffydoggy686]

The music of this short is really impressive. It gives a very special atmosphere; nostalgic, sad, sensitive... I love it.

[@honeyway3104]

Okay... THE DETAILS.. just try and rewatch it and see how many details you can find (I’m speaking, chara design, story/image relation, framing...) there’s a bunch but, extra points for my little favorite being the little fish tail eyeliner on the girl that makes her eyes look like all the other fishes... but seriously a lot of work and it paid off, thank you very much for this animation 🙏🏻

[@princessthyemis]

HOLY HELL THIS IS INCREDIBLE!!!! the animation on the sweater is...spectacular!!! I loved the story and Kim's character design!! (So refreshing compared to Disney's stale formula!) The voice acting and background paintings were excellent!!!!!

[@impotencetherapy]

really struck by the push-pull of this. the love her mother had for kim in contrast with the way she suffocated her. kim's grief and anger and her own love too, the child in her crying for her mother at war with her struggle for independence as an adult. the way kim, terrified, said 'mum?' when she realized she had ripped free? heartbreaking. it was killing her. but her mother is gone now, both the good and the bad, leaving her to contend with that on her own. god.

[@felixowen2693]

Really amazing, I especially love the way the fire was done, it looked beautiful and very unique. Showing the building burning down with only the fire moving and nothing else is really efficient as it shows how moments like this can be captured in just one still image being so surreal in reality its as if a painting or photo (something someone would usually only see in those formats and unlikely ever in real life), or could be a representation of having the fire move but the fire fighters not to symbolise the hopelessness of their efforts in her eyes (idk I'm not an expert or professional analysis person, I'm just giving my 2 cents) but its a good way of using a limitation to your advantage, saves animation time and still gives of an expression (or something, again I'm not an expert or trying to be one). I'm still trying to figure out the symbolism behind the fish if there is any, it seems like their might be as the video is really well done. If anyone has any ideas of what they think about it i'd like to hear.

[@kassfox8381]

Why her eyes looking like fishes, or fishes look like her eyes? Beautiful metaphor but I can't catch the meaning. I wish it could be series, I guess I can be super interesting. Thank you for your work!

[@marcosmigues3600]

I think not every stroke has to have a meaning, maybe there are some other ways to enjoy a piece of work by letting yourself feel it.

[@kassfox8381]

​@@marcosmigues3600 I totally agree with you. But the reason why am I asking it is - it seems to me beautifull and once I also had a thought "What it will look like if try to make human eye looking like a fish" - so silly but may be it has a chance to exist as a feature? Also as for me (If I'll make a fan theory)) girl working in a pet shop among of hundreds of fishes that just look at her say nothing and help nothing just staring how she fighting with sweater - like society just staring at people who struggling with mental problems, having no reason and sometimes no chance to give a helping hand. - Again it can be beautiful metaphor with no reason o make any conclusion. Its always interesting to delve into the brains of author especially if work is relate to you))

[@marcosmigues3600]

@@kassfox8381 Really interesting interpretation. I'm glad we didnt throw hate to each other and managed to have an exchange of ideas. Have a nice day wherever you are.

[@kassfox8381]

@@marcosmigues3600 Thank you!) I'm happy, that I can share my thoughts) Thank you for listening) Also I'm sorry if word sounded rude, I didn't mean to offend anybody. I really appreciate this work, animation is gorgeous! But as for me really interesting to discuss it than just say how good it is (which is undeniable). Have a nice day too, or have a good night)

[@whereisthemau5219]

Aaw it's so nice to see so much listening and mutua compréhension on yt :)) we wanted to use fishes mainly as a metaphor for her , being stuck in her glass bowl. Also we just really loved the big eye fish design and we adopted it in her eyes too ;) just for funzies and simplification

[@JamieBeau]

That was stunning. The cutting scenes made me wince a lot, so well done!

[@matuili2633]

DUDE, THE LAST SCENE WITH THE MOM IN THE REFLECTION... OH MY GOD!

[@malakfennan2216]

how does such a work only get 100k VIEWS AND NOT MILLIONS !!! THIS IS AMAZING AND SO UNDERRATED EVERYTHING IS PERFECT OH MY

[@justaleafinthewind8858]

Gobelin will always be on another unattainable level in terms of animation

[@fauzianalwoga1002]

Recently lost my mom and am obsessed with everything she owned. I just want to always remember her

[@protochniy]

That was sick! Haven't felt such tension from watching for a long time

[@WingBrain]

Grief. Made me cry, so well done.

[@kaydeeortega3526]

i like how the story telling turns out. its nice to keep things that used to belong to someone you loved. but after a while it will start to hurt when you think about it. deep inside you remember how much they did for you and at the end it shows the mom behind her which means the mom will always look after her even without her old sweater

[@kattykitty5933]

Cried loudly. Damn.

[@mahu6016]

The sound design in this animation is a masterpiece (the animation too but coming from Gobelins we expect that much). Absolutely gorgeous 🤩🤩

[@kipofthemany2213]

Wow! That was amazingly creepy, and a very interesting disection of a mother daughter relationship!

[@jennyduong2466]

Learning to let go of the grief and let go of the loss isn’t easy. And this shows so well how it can leave you feeling beat up and strangled by those feelings. And it isn’t a straight road of success, sometimes you’ll get lingering scars. This is such a good portrayal, so much love for the artists, writers, voice actors, and sound artists.

[@danicaperkinson1960]

I love this and everyone'll interpret it differently, but I see it as trying to deal with grief while also coming to terms with understand your relationship with your parent/relative/etc. wasn't healthy. It's hard to balance both because you love them, so you don't want to accept how they were hurting/suffocating/controlling you. It also feels like it's about trying to break free from your parents and their unfluence and how hard it is, even after they die

[@Theyusone]

The overall designs and visuals are sooo appealing. My favourite detail is the girl's eyelashes in the form of the fish's tail! Genius!

[@caleighryanne2221]

This was beautiful. The story, animation, symbolism, everything. Great job!

[@elliottrogers9301]

I just lost my grandmother who helped raised me, this depicts the grief really well.

[@taiya001]

This has some great potential to be a full animated horror movie.

[@minithomas137]

So good . It depicts the grief so well. A good message that we got to move on even if it hurts you badly.

[@x.owls_4182]

Ok this is what i understood... She is getting hurt by all the memories she has, by not letting go to well and for not expressing the pain she is going through un a healthy way... She never cries or talks about her mother's death... She has to grow with this feeling of pain because it will never go away, when we keep things like the sweater in our lifes, it will be a reminder of death and void on your heart (This is ny point of view)

[@THEWHALEHUNTERWITHHA]

2:23 There's a missing frame of those fishes and it's pretty significant since it's right before a cut to another scene.

[@anastasiazabrodska7359]

Эта работа , это то , что очень сложно описать . Анимация на очень высоком уровне . Когда смотришь , то прям прочувствуешь всю эмоциональную глубину сцен и того , что чувствует главная героиня . Просто прекрасно . Хотя , я не ижидала , что свитер , который до этого вёл себя мирно , будет пытаться убить девушку . Видно , что произведение с глубиной , и делалось со старанием . ( This work is very difficult to describe. The animation is of a very high standard. When you look, you will directly feel all the emotional depth of the scenes and what the main character feels. Just great . Although, I did not expect that the sweater, which previously behaved peacefully, would try to kill the girl. It can be seen that the work is with depth, and was done with diligence. )

[@leosimon3392]

One word : AMAZING ! It has blown my mind from the start to the end. How short it was but intense ! Just loved it !

[@ThaumaturgyGal]

This had me sobbing pretty much immediately. Wonderful, beautiful, and poignant work.

[@TheMrPANGSAI]

I cried at the end

[@David-tt3yz]

These works by Gobelins students are quite amazing.

[@komorebi8223]

Incroyable comme d’habitude !

[@Gabriel-be3vr]

I love all your animations and hope that more people will see them, beacause they´re just beautiful.

[@jodiesun3280]

this was beautifully told. I love this channel so much, the amazing art and storytelling never fails to inspire.

[@marlijnvn3706]

MAN, I want to eat those ramen at 1:34

[@knightforlorn6731]

excellent work. I love the fire effect

[@yyg4632]

This is one of the msot amazing short films ive ever seen from the art to the story. Especially as someone who lost her mom and stil sleeps with her clothes sometimes. It will be so great to see this artist create more works.

[@manasshete3996]

This is just beautiful...priceless!! I really don't know what to say I'm moved....

[@izzyy87]

Gobelin’s students never fail to impress me. Wonderful .

[@senan3262]

Wow. Beautiful.

[@foxlikessapphics]

This is a masterpiece and deserves so many more views. Well done.

[@ariel-artg]

Beautiful and stunning work from script to post 🤯🔥🔥

[@Zazabazaa]

I got half a minute in and I'm already tearing up... geez...

[@Cosmiku]

La séquence principale est impressionnante, couleurs, animations, mise en scène... Très fort !

[@CMichaelEH]

gorgeous!

[@fluff_pup8091]

My grandmother's mother I believe was just like Kim's mom. She was so resistant to let go of her grandchildren she wanted to love her grandchildren. My mother and sister experienced this spirit who I believe was my great grandmother. She would talk to my sister during the night. And she wouldn't let them sleep. But the only thing that I would remember that there were people from the church in my house when I was little. I now know why they were there in my house.

[@flux.aeterna]

The way you animated fire is incredible

[@NostalgiaArtist]

i feel like this is about how we remember deceased abusive parents vs how they actually were. it's hard to deal with missing someone who hurt you so much.

[@Emma-mj3pz]

very good I liked the fire effects and fish designs and climax scene

[@adelaidakorompot5515]

I noticed how the shape of her eyes and her eyelashes esembles like fishes... maybe it means something?

[@erasmosanchezuser]

When you see VENOM and swear this short will feels original...

[@ekkiart6667]

I love the style of this animation, the main characters shapes and such are especially very aesthetic to me! Bravo on this magnificent piece!

[@PierreMendola]

Masterpiece

[@cinnabar4074]

Animation man it always leaves you wanting more

[@Isha_Sethi]

Very good one, yet again!

[@didjargo]

Well, that went from wholesome to horror pretty darn quick.

[@MoonboyTV]

great job on this