The Gravedigger’s Tale

The Gravedigger’s Tale (2012)
Model Maker

NFTS – Stop-motion short animation directed by Min Young Oh

Technique:
Stop motion

Synopsis:
The gravedigger leads a solitary existence, so far from the living, yet so close to the dead. Her loneliness is soothed every night by a haunting melody that floats in from the edge of the forest. It is death himself who serenades her. This is their story. A love story

Awards:
Noxville Film & Music Festival – Best Student Film
Norwich Film Festival – Best Animated Film
Southampton International Film Festival 2013 – Best Animation, Best Animated Screenplay, Best Score, Best Achievement in Art
La Guarimba Film Festival – Best Soundtrack

Official Selection:
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2013
Guanajuato International Film Festival
Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival
Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2014
Warsaw International Film Festival 2013
La Gaurimba Film Festival
Animateka 2014
Savannah Film Festival 2014 – Student Shorts
Palm Springs International Shorts Fest 2014
Cleveland International Film Festival
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Trixi Stuttgart Animation Festival
World Film Festival Montreal 2013
St Louis International Film Festival
Orlando Film Festival
Indie Spirit Film Festival
Whitelights International Short Film Festival
London Lift-Off 2013
Montreal International Film Festival
Etidua and Anima Film Festival