LAST SUMMER - Animation Short Film 2022 - GOBELINS

As summer ends, Ren’s bandmates and childhood friends are leaving for college. He struggles to write the lyrics of their final song.
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Alors que la fin de l'été approche, les amis d'enfance de Ren se préparent à partir pour l'université. Il tente avec difficulté d'écrire les paroles de leur dernière chanson.
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Directors / Réalisateurs : Nicola BERNARDI, Alessandra DE STEFANO, Gabriela LEWANDOWSKA, Chloé VAN BECELAERE, Camille VAN DELFT, Elodie XIA
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Soundtrack / Musique : Antoine DUCHÊNE
Sound editor / Montage sonore : Mathieu TIGER
Mix / Mixage : Mathieu TIGER
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[dsalasbass]

This short film made me cry and so emotional. I’m a musician who recently had to leave his best friends and bandmates to move to another country and there isn’t a single day that I don’t think about the last time we played together, or the last festival that we were part of. I thank the creator for making this beautiful art piece.

[acatthatmakeseclairs]

I can't help but feel bitter-sweet about this film. I'm entering my last year of highschool and I'm so scared of what my future holds, and what will happen to all the relationships I've built over the years. I understand Ren's fear of losing his friends, but I admire the fact that he accepts that may come to pass and instead appreciates the time he spent with them. I hope that I can enjoy this year with my friends, and create memories I can fondly look back on.


Edit: I'm graduating in a week! It hasn't quite hit me yet though, but I'll update you all once the day arrives!

[wugudoodles]

0:36 the way the flower blooms when she smiles....

[rukhsanakausar]

this feels so bittersweet, I'm in my last year of highschool and gonna have my finals in may .after that me and my friends will go on our separate ways...
we tell eachother that we're going to be in touch but deep down all four of us know that can't be the case, we're going to get so busy studying and obviously moving on and making new friends that with time we're not gonna miss eachother with that intensity anymore...
watching this has made me realize how the future is going to be and how I'll have to just let the past go whether i want to or not and its just kinda sad...

[earthchild]

I wish I could listen to the whole song. But I love the animation, the art style is incredible. The story was relatable to me because as a perfectionist and a musician, it's hard to get stuff down. Thanks for the awesome short film Gobelins!!!

[lisannevanpuyvelde]

I NEED the whole song! The song, story and vibe are just it!! As a newly started art student this feels so familiar!

[freshcupofangst]

This is an incredible short film, within just under seven minutes you managed to perfectly characterize everybody, showed off some beautiful animation skills, had some pretty solid voice acting, and overall told an incredibly compelling story. It left me not only wanting more, but shocked that it was already over. Simply fantastic.

[FantasyTemple]

I love how the title of the film can be interpreted as “last year’s summer” and “the last summer we will be together”
Pretty sick

[riverkoenig]

THE SOUND DESIGN OF THIS IS SO ABSOLUTELY AND OFC THE ART AND EVERYTHING AND AAAHH OH MY

[helium]

C'est incroyable!! L'animation, les couleurs, les persos ultra attachants, la musique, les grenouilles, y a toutes les bonnes vibes de l'été c'est magnifique

[thebetterderpp]

Lyrics 5:08

Summer feels like forever
The sun on my forehead like a fever
Play the soundtrack to my memories
All the perfect times are stuck on repeat

But the sun is already low
And I’m afraid it’s time to go

The sun is already low

Summer is already gone
The sky is clear as I move on

Summer is already gone (Yeah, Yeah)

[cherrylikesclouds]

I wish this was a 2 hours long film is perfect. I love the atmosphere and the landscapes, the lightning is beautiful too and the story bittersweet and very real probably one of my top favorite shorts from this channel.

[rainbowawakening]

wasn’t expecting to start crying but this beautiful film got me. I’ve never been in a band but Ren’s story is heavily relatable..the way he’s staying while everyone around him is changing and moving on + the overwhelming sadness of not wanting your loved ones and the good times to go. this month one of the scariest changes is about to happen and I’m terrified, I can’t imagine the grief I’ll feel if things go wrong but it’s also making me cherish every moment I have with my loved one for the rest of the month. I don’t want the metaphorical endless summer to end either, but what’s meant to happen will happen

[Waffel]

It’s basically been exactly 2 years now, and this still hits pretty deep. Love it.

[papasscooperiaworker]

Last Summer's a favourite short of mine. It's the first of this year's collection of shorts, and it's an instant favourite. I love everything about it, the cute art style, vibrant colour, pleasant plot, endearing characters and fantastic music. I like how you can tell Ren feels destroyed about disbanding through his miserable expression. He cherishes his friends and the band they established.

[grapesoda]

i dont comment on youtube videos very often, but this is honestly the best short film ive ever watched. i felt like i knew the characters so well in such a short amount of time, and i had that immediate connection with them. the background art and character design is some of the most beautiful ive seen, and the animation is smooth and beautiful that it all flowed together perfectly. as someone trying to teach myself how to animate, this is so inspiring. i hope that one day i can create something half as beautiful

[KaiZho]

This was such an incredible watch! Felt so connected to the characters in such a short amount of time! Music was great too :)

[tobiasjorgensen]

i just got that when ren splits the popsicle its and then looks really down its cause usually they’d buy two and split between the four of them so he’d give the other one to the piano kid, but he was already gone at that point

[torxio]

about to graduate high school, and I'm in that phase where all my friends are growing up and no longer able to have these moments, I was watching the video and feeling completely normal and then the final last summer shows and I'm just hit with a wave of emotion, like I've never felt before. this is truly art. thank you. I had almost forgotten what those memories meant to me, the emotion around them, and the value they hold. I can't tell if its good or not that I've realized it again, but all I know is that its making me cry.

[_kaleido]

This is amazing! I love how nostalgic the aesthetics and acoustics of the film are, from the visuals to the music, feels right out of a 90’s teen movie! The environments are so cozy, and the character acting is subtle but powerful, perfect for the film! Keep up the great work guys :D