subotopic

In "subotopic", the viewer's gaze dives below the water's surface downwards into ever deeper layers of water. In morphed single-frame switching, bizarre pictorial plants and insect creatures pass by the viewer. One dives into lightless spaces until one penetrates a surface of light again. Diving deeper and deeper, existing parallel worlds are made visible under water and new utopias are created. Above and below, inside and outside dissolve.
A dive into a mystical underwater world where reality and utopia meet.

Trailer
Orig. Title
subotopic
Year
2023
Countries
Austria, Germany
Duration
7 min
Director
Nikki Schuster
Category
Animation
Orig. Language
No Dialogue
Downloads
subotopic 01 (Image)
subotopic 01
subotopic 02 (Image)
subotopic 02
subotopic 03 (Image)
subotopic 03
Credits
Director
Nikki Schuster
Sound Design
Nikki Schuster
Animation
Nikki Schuster
Sound Mastering
Sebastian Müller
Production
Fiesfilm
Available Formats
DCP 2K flat (Distribution Copy)
Aspect Ratio
1:1,85
Sound Format
5.1 surround
Frame Rate
25 fps
Color Format
colour
Festivals (Selection)
2024
Wien - VIS Vienna Shorts
Liberec - Anifilm Festival of Animated Films
Cork - IndieCork Film Festival
Lodz/Maribor - Stoptrik International Film Festival - Slovenian-Polish festival of stop motion animation
Fantoche - Animationsfilmfestival Baden
Zilina Fest Anca - Festival of Animated Films
Trebon - AniFest - Animation Film Festival