Chado

Chado (2020)

During a long hot summer in the forest, Child is forced to grow up. First her Dog becomes ill, then out of the blue her Mother returns to their dacha with a new lover. Child’s world is turned upside down. With each unsettling event, her visions become stronger to the point where she decides on a dangerous decision. Chado combines digital animation and risograph printing to transform a coming of age tale into an enchanting short film.

Chado is produced by Animate Projects, co-produced with Blind Pig, and made with the support of BFI NETWORK


A touring show ‘Chado: Dreaming In Texture’ displaying production risograph prints and sketchbooks have been held in venues in UK in 2020 and 2021. Click below for details and photos:

Leicester Print Workshop. Chado: Dreaming In Texture

Bath Artists Studios. Chado: Dreaming In Texture


Talks & Press:

30/09/2020. Leicester Print Workshop: ‘In Conversation With Dominica Harrison’.

12/09/2021. London College of Communication - MA Animation course. ‘Production and Development of a Short Film.’

24/11/2021. Directors Notes. Online premiere of Chado.


Awards

Second prize at the 19th International Kansk Video Festival, Russia, online 23-29 August 2020

Nominated for the McLaren Award for Best British Animation at Edinburgh International Film Festival 2020, UK (festival cancelled but nomination still stands)

BAFTA 2021 Longlist in the category ‘Short British Animation’

Nominated for Animated Category Award at Film Pride Festival, 2nd - 31st Aug, online and on TV, 2021

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