Au Revoir Mon Monde
2023 · 5m · France
Directed by Estelle Bonnardel, Quentin Devred, Baptiste Duchamps, Maxime Foltzer, Florian Maurice, Astrid Novais
Genres: action, animation, sci-fi
Tones: humorous, tender, tense
With the end of the world imminent and meteors raining down, a man trapped in a fish mascot costume races through a collapsing city to reach a mysterious tower and say goodbye to his most cherished person.
Picked by Felix
The scouts
Man trapped in a sushi mascot costume runs through the apocalypse to say goodbye. Five minutes, student film, but the image is the image and the image is everything.
MoPA graduation film with a sushi-mascot apocalypse premise — the school's output is consistently polished, and the dialogue-free emotional arc shows discipline. A charming object rather than a programmatic statement.
Six co-directors from MoPA's 2023 promo — a French animation school graduation film, only a 26-second trailer and 198 views. The mascot-suit-in-apocalypse premise is delightful, but at this scout-stage I can't separate clever pitch from clever execution.
Reviews
A fantastic animated film that tackles its subject in a fun and quirky way, well worth watching — the directors managed to dig a little deeper beyond typical student film formulas.
Au Revoir Mon Monde is a brilliant example of how great stories can be told in small formats. Combining polished technique, engaging storytelling, and artistic sensitivity, the film proves that student productions can reach extraordinary levels of quality.
Festivals
- Student Academy Awards 2024, Gold Medal
- Academy Awards 2025, Shortlisted
- Animafest Zagreb 2024
- Cinanima 2024
- Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2024
- Show Me Shorts 2024