CLAVEL GRIS - Annecy Festival 2023

A Mexican little boy discovers the Aztec mythological journey of the soul towards the afterlife.

Directors: Antoine DAHAN, Clément DELABY, Rayan TAKHEDMIT
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Music : Alexandre TREILL
Sound editing : Gaspard NOACK-WILHELM et Guénolé LOTERIE
Mix : Gaspard NOACK-WILHELM
Sound effects : Gilles MARSALET
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Producer : GOBELINS Paris

[austinato]

Give these creators money to make a feature, or series or just more shorts. This is spectacular yet so achingly brief.

[nightmare_eyes]

I genuinely love how the psychopomp picks up the baby - gently and protectively but without hesitation, like they know what needs to be done and yet it's done with care. It really warms my heart.

[kassyyar]

This is my favorite one so far…
Mictlantecuhtli gave the Xoloscuintle to the humans as a gift to guide us through the underworld.
The creature is guiding the little baby to safety, finalizing his journey with his last breath…
What a beautiful animated short, I wish we had feature length movies like this.

[kreg]

Ohh, so from my understanding, the little baby has died and they are being carried(or in that matter, their soul is) over to the underworld through many different places/minor underworlds. And as the sun dawns on the lifeless, not-breathing vessel of the diseased, the flowers from the vase above the baby falls over their body, indicating that as the flower wilted and fell, so did the baby.

[GprRjo]

These directors/animators completely understood their assignment--- this is delighftul, sad, and a sublime representation of that other side of Mexican traditions and culture we don't often see represented in media--- the master animators in Guadalajara managed to capture it and so did these directors. I'm calling it, Antoine, Clement and Rayan will make even greater things in the future. Everything about the audio is perfect too, thank you. ¡Gracias desde México!

[wrenwry]

0:14 this shot is absolutely unreal, absolutely in love with the art style

[daybee-wiol]

Literally, France has one of the best animation schools in Europe. The quality of this work seems very competitive with Japanese anime. I wish there was a whole series of this creative work.

[live_celtic]

When art has no boundaries creativity is you gobelins for this show

[dibidubu]

i cant stop watching this. there is so much to notice and appreciate. it is just so rich

[ЛейлиАтамурадова-гь]

That’s so breathtaking!
This is exactly what I felt as a little kid when I listened to mum’s lullaby.
It translates from Russian like: “Hush baby, hush, if you sleep on the side of the bed, wolf will come and take you to the forest.
As an imaginative kid I felt an absolute horror but kinda liked it.
Thank you so much! This reminded me of my childhood memory.

[gusgus]

So wonderful, made me cry thinking the little boy is going to the afterlife at such a young age but what a beautiful journey

[smiley]

The first scene is an homage to The Nightmare, by Henry Fuseli, I believe. I like how at first, the bestial figure, perhaps a representation of Death, appears to be hostile, but takes the child gently into the night.

[CrossMindStudio]

I'm always amazed by how Gobelins creates incredible masterpieces in such short videos. It's always a big inspiration to me.

[violettbellerose]

Another beautiful one, as a Mexican, I couldnt be happier, this is an incredible work of art 😍💕

[Mozarteen]

Mágico, onírico, mitológico, simbólico, deliciosamente inquietante. Muito obrigado por esse trabalho! O mundo precisa de mais disso!

[emptycinema]

This was mesmerizing, made me cry. It looks like worlds that live in the realms of my dreams. Thank you

[mrrd]

This is so dark and so beautiful. A short about the death of an infant rendered so poetically.

[dmorfo]

Both the visual and menacing audio design are amazing!

[EmyN]

No joke, this is my favorite short animation here on Youtube and one of my favorite videos ever ❤

[FirstbornRaz]

This is pure art and I would love to see this story continue.