The Peel
Animated short film
2024
Directed and animated by: NanTung Lin
Sound design and Music: João Dias Ferreira
Vocal: Marta Fiolić
Assistant animator: Feno Dias
Supervisor: João Miguel Real
Length: 6 mins
Style: Frame-by-frame digitally, pastel, pencil, color pencil drawings, embroidery
Synopsis:
After a flat fire leaves her stranded in the woods, a woman revisits haunting memories of her self-destructive tendencies on the finger nails. As she peels the skin from her fingers, each strip draws her deeper into the past. With every layer, she steps closer to the hidden child within herself.
Genre: Experimental, Self-reflective, Poetic narrative
This film is created as the graduation project for Re: Anima– European Joint Master.
Award:
FLIPBOOK Film Festival 2025 special mention
Animadeba International Animation Film Festival 2025 Best new director
Kuandu International Animation Festival 2025 Student film special mention, Sound design special mention
關渡國際動畫節 2025 學生組評審團優選獎、配樂組評審團優選獎
Official Selection:
Animafest Zagreb 2025
La Guarimba International Film Festival 2025
Golden Harvest Awards 金穗獎 2025
Athens ANIMFEST 2025
Rooftop Films 2025
Animadeba International Animation Film Festival 2025
SHORT To The Point (STTP) 2025
Anibar International Animation Festival 2025
IMAGINARIA International Animated Film Festival 2025
Palm Springs Animation Festival 2025
Women Make Waves International Film Festival 台灣國際女性影展 2025
Turku Animated Film Festival 2025
Fredrikstad Animation Festival 2025
New York Indie Shorts Awards 2025
Siam ANIMA 2025
Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival ( JAFF ) 2025
Maryland Film Festival 2025
ReAnimania Int. Animation Film & Comics Art Festival of Yerevan 2025
Animateka International Animated Film Festival 2025
Caminhos do Cinema Português festival 2025
