There’s a fantastic set of animated shorts from China now available to watch online with English subtitles on YouTube. These eight unique Yao-Chinese Folktale Animated Short Films originally debuted last year on the Chinese social media site Bilibili. They’re all made by the Shanghai Animation Film Studio, with different style including stop motion, 2D & 3D, and even a beautiful papercraft one. They’re lovely to watch but let’s be honest – they’re essentially just Chinese propaganda. This description explains: “The stories look back to the past, and looks forward to the future, from nostalgia for the countryside to technological fantasy, from the theme of life to thinking about human nature, showing Chinese imagination and carrying Chinese national culture & philosophy.” The titles are: Nobody aka Little Monster’s Summer, Goose Mountain, She Wolf, Fool and God, Ship Down the Well, Null Island, Old Man Yang, and Fly to the Earth. You can view all 8 of them below. There’s some mesmerizing animation in each one, even if you aren’t into the stories much. // Continue Reading ›
Watch: 8 Yao-Chinese Folktale Animated Short Films from Shanghai
