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Short film she narrates how a 14 years old girl saved a big part of her community from a Tsunami she predicted on an island in the Pacific Ocean.
Tsunamis are a natural event that generate catastrophic results, both in terms of human lives and infrastructure lost. Owing to this, early warning systems are vital to save lives and limit damage, particularly in high-density and high-risk areas. We had to use this interview to show how dangerous but predictable they are, and how many lives can be saved with proper early evacuation systems.
The short was premiered at a United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction event and then enjoyed a long tour of festivals, gathering awards and mentions far and wide.
This short has become a useful tool for the UNDRR programs, portraying the benefits of risk reduction.
We figured out that this had to be an emotional story, strongly supported by the emotions of our characters. Traditional 2D animation is the perfect technique for such a dramatic story so we joined forces with director and animator Leo Campasso to co-direct and co-produce The Girl and the Tsunami.
The Tsunami was an interesting task and because it was in the middle of the night we decided that water should be black and should wipe out the drawings.
As darkness was going to represent the Tsunami light became a crucial part of this story, we decided to put warm lamps in camera in as many shots as possible and the have the blue light and shadows created by the moon complete our visual universe. Jess Bianchi did the painting and became sort of a director of photography. Sike added a lot of details and magic to the backgrounds.
We researched the island and the back ground as well as Martina´s house and family in order to make an accurate movie.
The short was premiered at a United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction event and then enjoyed a long tour of festivals, gathering awards and mentions far and wide.
This short has become a useful tool for the UNDRR programs, portraying the benefits of risk reduction.
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Argentina, North & South America, Asia
England, Europe, Canada, South Africa
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