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omw - by emmanuelle walker

Emmanuelle Walker’s series of unfortunate events. A hapless heroine has a car crash of a day in the Wizz director's beautifully-crafted short film. A compelling concoction of symbolism and vivid visual storytelling, this whimsical short film from Emmanuelle Walker is a car crash you can't look away from. Through gorgeous, painterly animation and perfectly-timed humour, the film, titled OMW, tells an ill-fated tale of a young woman whose day goes from bad to worse in an instant. Her misfortunes begin when a snake slithers up her leg while she's driving, causing her to veer off a cliff's edge. She saunters away from the scene, miraculously unscathed, when her vehicle sudde
credits
  • director
    emmanuelle walker
  • production
    Matthieu Poirier
  • production coordination
    Akito Martel & Rebeca Hayem
  • backgrounds
    Basile Godard & Emmanuelle Walker
  • 2D Animation
    Vincent Albert, Lison Breton, Virgile Chereaud , Valentin Giuili, Yosi Hsu, Alexis Maurice , Marie Toury, Emmanuelle Walker
  • 3D animation and modeling
    Hugo Garnier 2D FX Animation: Paul Bouchart
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emmanuelle walker
Emmanuelle was born in Switzerland and grew up in Montreal, Canada where she studied traditional animation and began her career working across TV series, documentaries, short films and music videos. She moved to Paris to attend the world-renowned animation school Gobelins, being granted direct admission to the final year. She's now based in London where she works as an animation director and illustrator. Her keen sense of character design and impeccable taste for art direction results in a deft blend of sophistication and playful quirkiness.