Some Thing

Oil, gold and fire are the treasures inside the proud giant mountains. For the little mountain it's impossible to keep up with that. He's just in possession of this tiny, strange and useless SOME THING.

Direction: Elena Walf
Design, Animation: Elena Walf
Coloring: Elena Walf Janina Putzker Maite Schmitt, Matisse Gonzalez, Maestro Pivetta
Compositing: Matthias Bäuerle, Silke Finger, Marcus Ruhmke, Martin Groetzschel, Viktor Stickel
Voices: Florian Stamm
Music: Nicolai Krepart
Sound-Design & Foleys: Luis Schöffend
Musicians: Elise Gastaldi, Marion Michel, Lena Biedlingmaier, Theresia Schmalian
Producer: Heiko Schulze, Paul Maresch
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, 2015

[Andrea-svcq]

I like how there’s symbolism. Oil is for material things, gold for riches and fire for power they all seem like the most important and the larger subject until you realize that life is more important and that the humble mountain is the one that’s privileged to have.

[sifatara]

I loved how that cute little mountain was

[mellowtrax]

One of the most beautiful short animations in my opinion. I love it when this cute little rock claps.

[sas]

Thou mountains full of oil, gold and fire but a hill has the soul of life.

[canigetanuwu]

Oil, Gold and Lava is nothing without soil

[fakhri]

Oil ( Rarity : 50 )
Gold ( Rarity : 50 )
Lava ( Rarity : 50 )
Dirt ( Rarity : Omae Wa Mou shindeiru )

[NikBlaze]

I think the lesson from this, is that you might be small but with your small talent and idea, you can start something very big. And once you do that, no matter how big the others are, they can't deny your existence. All we need is positivity and self motivation.

[realitychecks]

The best part is he NEEDED them to water him in order to grow like that.

[noice]

"I got oil"

"I got gold"

"I got lava"

"I got nature"

[tlksnwv]

Moral of the story:Never underestimate someone, they may have a hidden talent inside them that you will never know.

[OrangeSquare]

5 years later and this is still a masterpeice

[srv]

Never compare yourself, everyone is special in different ways

[anacarolinabarbosavalenca]

0:21 level 1 - crook
5:55 level 100 - godfather
Thats how dirt works

[AzamFXAFX]

The animation is short and simple, but has a very deep and heartfelt meaning! I like it!

[icloudrelay]

I cried. I understand the message, it does not matter if life is hard or if we do not have what we desire, we always have to thankful and make what we already have to work in our favor. We cannot go row if we do not accept who we are first.

[njez]

"Im gonna kick your butt spongebob."

[easyinvestments]

Boy wish rain could make a good instrument...

[juannegron]

Alternate title: Mountain Doritos bully small Dorito and small Dorito grows a tree with the power of team trees

[jeffleofil]

why am i recently seeing old short films like this man its making me cry

[legosi]

The big mountains are rich in oil, gold and fire, but the small mountain, basically a hill, has the seed of life.