Cinemalaya 2008 Entries | MY PET

Not your typical animation piece, My Pet is a seven-minute animation short about an eight-year-old girl and her relationship with her first pet, a chick, that is the subject of a class experiment. As an only child and a girl, she is sheltered and mostly kept indoors. She likes to draw and hold tea parties with her doll as her company most of the time. It is when she meets this chick that her world becomes a little bit more dynamic. Her relationship with this pet acts as a catalyst in forming new relationships. Textures from leaves, plants and native weaving give it a unique and creative look, not seen anywhere else.

Anna Bigornia was born in Cebu and went to get her college degree in Manila. She finished her Bachelor of Arts Major in Communication Arts at De La Salle University-Manila in October 2007. My Pet was submitted as her thesis, grabbing the “Outstanding Thesis Award” and was also shown at Animahenasyon 2007, where it was one of the finalists and won the Audience Choice Award. Her film has been shown and featured by Propeller TV (SKY Channel 195) as part of their showcase on World Cinema. This is her first animation feature as well as her first film.

Source: http://www.starmometer.com/2008/07/03/2008-cinemalaya-film-festival-short-film-entries/