Brilliantly acted, the timings are perfect and the movements are austere but surgically chosen and, if that wasn't enough, the story is quite endearing.

Eliza Ivanova animated this short for her 3rd year at CalArts. She is originally from Sofia, Bulgaria. Currently. She graduated from CalArts' character animation program, completing her BFA4.

She received the Walter and Gracie Lantz Award for best film in the 2009 Producer Show, Calarts. Eliza also interned at Pixar Animation Studios as an animator in the summer of 2009.

Before she got into film and animation, she did 8 years of intense fine art, doing gallery shows and illustrations back in Bulgaria. For more brilliantly animated characters visit her website and remember to say congratulations on her graduation in May, 2010.

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