Mum's Sweater

directed by

James Mann

Yi Chen Hsiao

Ugo Offner

Anand Kumar Varma

Mauriziana Gualdrini


Gobelins – Paris 2020

synopsis

Kim finds solace in her mom’s sweater after her mother’s death, but by wearing it she is reminded about the toxic and complicated relationship they shared.


my role

I was mainly responsible for storyboarding, script-writing and animating. Here you can find researches and thumbnails for different story moments.


Research for the opening

Researches for story moments, illustrating the conflict between Kim and her deceased mother.

A discarded ending sequence where Kim was indirectly responsible for the murder of her boss.

The ending sequence