Ahco on the road

Sinopsi

The young Elephant Ahco gets into the jungle in a trip to go back home with his mother. As if it was an animated documentary, the travel of the animal discovers us the secrets of nature and the dangers and the poetry that they are hiding. There are no dialogues, just music. This way every emotion and discovering of the elephant gets more intense. The curiosity for what is unknown, the fear and the determination are explained in this short film full of colour and tenderness able to surprise anyone.

Syeon Kim is a filmmaker, illustrator and teacher. She lives in Monterey, California, even though she was born in Seoul, South Korea. She gets to the world of animation thanks to her painting studies at university. She has been producer of independent movies since 1993, in addition to work in advertisements, and movie director, designer and animator. Her works have been screened in more that 400 festivals around the world. Also, she teaches animation and visual design at University of California and directs Yellowshed studio with her partner, Todd Hemker.