Fault Lines
2016 · 3m · USA
Directed by Mandy Wong
Genres: animation, experimental
Tones: contemplative, melancholic, surreal
An RISD senior film rendered in neon-saturated imagery that maps geological and emotional fracture lines onto each other, exploring instability — of ground, of self, of perception — through an experimental animation vocabulary.
Picked by Margot
The scouts
An Academy Awards student semi-finalist and Annecy selection from an RISD debut is a serious credential; the neon-restriction conceit is not merely a stylistic flourish but a structural decision that disciplines the entire visual argument of the film.
RISD senior film. "I only see in neon" is a tagline; the geological/emotional fracture mapping is the kind of thesis premise that lives or dies on execution. Festival list is solid.
Mandy Wong's RISD senior film commits its entire palette to neon — the production constraint IS the perceptual argument. Annecy and Academy Student semifinalist credentials suggest real craft inside the gimmick.
Festivals
- Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2016
- Academy Awards Student Competition 2016, Semi-Finalist
- Melbourne International Animation Festival 2016