Chado

Short animated independent film, directed by Dominica Harrison, produced by Animate Projects, co-produced with Blind Pig and supported by the BFI Network with National Lottery funding.

Premiered in competition at the 18th International Animation Festival in Japan – HIROSHIMA 2020.

Won second prize at the 9th International Kansk Video Festival, nominated for the McLaren Award for Best British Animation at Edinburgh International Film Festival 2020, longlisted for the BAFTA for British Short Form Animation 2021, nominated for the British Animation Awards Audience Award 2022 and received a Vimeo Staff Pick in 2022.

Exhibited at Leicester Print Workshop, 12 September to 7 November 2020, and at Bath Artists’ Studios, 6 August to 5 September 2021, as part of Dominica Harrison’s solo show, Chado: Dreaming in Texture, supported by Arts Council England.

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.

wards

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)

Special Jury Mention at Short of the Year - Autumn!, Promofest, Spain, Online, 27 January - 6 February 2021

Finalist of COCA Project 2021 at the Center Of Contemporary Artists, Rome (online competition)

Longlisted for the BAFTA British Short Animation Award 2021

• https://animateprojects.org/portfolio/ch...
• https://www.nicaharrison.com/#/chado/
• https://vimeo.com/391834727