Tella | 2021 Award Winning Short Film

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A lost girl gets a surprise visit from a fallen star that seems to give no notice of her...
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My short film "Tella" has been around festivals at different parts of the world and has so far enjoyed much recognition:
OFFICIAL SELECTION at Spark Animation 2021
OFFICIAL SELECTION at ARFF Paris 2022
OFFICIAL SELECTION at Tokyo Anime Award Festival (TAAF) 2022
SEMI-FINALIST at ARFF Barcelona 2022
HONORABLE MENTION at Long Story Shorts International Film Festival (Best Animation)
AWARD WINNER at Feel The Reel IFF (Best Animation, Audience award, Best Original Score)
AWARD WINNER at Vesuvius International Film Fest (Best Original Score)
AWARD WINNER at Venezia Shorts Italy (Best Original Score)
AWARD WINNER at Reale FIlm Festival (Best Soundtrack)
AWARD WINNER at Toronto Indie Shorts (Best Composer, Pauline Jan Villanueva)
AWARD WINNER (Best animation) at Kalakari Film Festival 2022 in India
AWARD WINNER at International Cosmopolitan Film Festival of Tokyo (Best Sound Design, Anthony Tobias)
BEST SOUND SCORE and BEST SOUND DESIGN winner in cineANIMO film festival, also nominated for Best Director and Best Editing
A short film by Zachary Conlu
Musical Score by Pauline Jan Villanueva
Sound Design by Anthony Tobias
ig: @kikorijohn
e-mail: zacharyjohn.conlu@gmail.com
#shortfilm #short #animatedshortfilm #pinoyanimation #handdrawn #animation #animated #2d

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@zacharyconlu9337 2 жыл бұрын

Hi! Thanks for watching the film, figured I'd post this "Director Statement" I did when was submitting to the festivals: "My main and only goal with this short film was to provide a story in which my character "Tella" can play in. Tella is a little girl with a home and a whole other story behind her, but that is not relevant to the story that I made in that I chose to isolate her, catch her in a moment of her life where she was lost and away from everybody else. This is a choice I made primarily because I was working alone and didn't think it was possible for me to commit to an animated film where I had to animate all 5-6 characters by myself. This was a passion project and little to no sponsorship that can secure me artistic help was secured nor pursued as I did not think much of it. I am currently grateful to have had enough of my own money put to the side to be able to work with two other talents for sound and music, but that was it. I chose her as my debut film to showcase primarily to myself and then hopefully to the world what ever talents or abilities that I have with regards to film and storytelling, and I must confess I have grown fond of her and I would like other people to know her and get curious about her as well."

@gregorybeattie 2 жыл бұрын

You succeeded with me at any rate! Tella seems a really cool character, and I would like to see more of her adventures.

@zacharyconlu9337 2 жыл бұрын

@@gregorybeattie I'm hoping to show more also! Thanks!

@cronosofelysium1988 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for the amazing story. i found it amusing, exciting but most of all, entertaining! i wish you the best of luck with your future career which i am sure will be just as amazing as this short animation is

@DarkReaper2597 2 жыл бұрын

I think you did a fantastic job with this story!

@goteamslugs 2 жыл бұрын

It's normal to desire that others see your work, especially if it's a heartfelt and ambitious project. I love the wonder, beauty, and innocence this presents and enjoyed every moment of it! That starry sky presented such a wondrous atmosphere to fly through that I didn't want it to ever end! I understand that taking that step into the unknown and trying something new is very uncomfortable because you don't know how others will react, but the end result is worth it! I support you all the way! =) By the way; Tella's facial features are somewhat reminiscent to that of "Lilo" from "Lilo and Stitch". Thank you, God bless and congratulations! :)

@Darostelijaa 2 жыл бұрын

I really like the parallels between Tella jumping off the cliff to show the star she can fly and the ending when the star jumps off the cliff to show it can fly now too. And the way you captured the expressions and emotions of the star even though it has no face using motions and animation is very skillful. I'm glad this short film was recommended to me! It made me smile.

@zacharyconlu9337 2 жыл бұрын

Thank very much! What you said means a lot!

@L.O.V.E.E. 11 ай бұрын

Spoiler...

@Darostelijaa 11 ай бұрын

@@L.O.V.E.E. I'm sorry, but why would you scroll down to read the comments without watching the film if you don't want to see spoilers? The film is only 12 minutes long too.

@abigaildenton4263 Жыл бұрын

Wow Tella has powers her hair can fly, it can be a blanket, and her eyes can glow.

@laurentdanede9633 11 ай бұрын

yup

@BoughtByTheBlood 2 жыл бұрын

What a strange and amazing little story! I love how she uses her hair as a cloak. It's the literal interpretation of the verse that a woman's hair is her covering. It's beautiful!

@zacharyconlu9337 2 жыл бұрын

I like that you used "strange" haha cus it is a bit strange. Thanks!

@MrMalix 2 жыл бұрын

Was very confused at the start, why a girl with glowing green eyes has a hair cloak that let’s her fly, and why a star falls to the earth and starts walking? But in the end, it didn’t really matter why, the animation had a very wholesome and light hearted story that just made me happy to watch it.

@blood_lad16 11 ай бұрын

It's like a friendship between a celebrity and average person. Putting down the arrogance and seeing another person's life helped the celebrity to fly again beyond the sky.

@zacharyconlu9337 11 ай бұрын

never thought of it that way! Thanks!

@WilliamTarver848 Жыл бұрын

This is beautiful! The girl and the star are adorable, and the animation is amazing. I like the way you conveyed the emotions and the events without dialogue. In fact, everything about this is great, from the music to the character designs and backgrounds. Great work.

@zacharyconlu9337 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@ChindoEnyidah 2 жыл бұрын

I love the animation of the star. The way it walks is amusing.

@kyrab7914 Жыл бұрын

I love when it landed upside down and had to figure out how to get back to 2 star tips to walk

@pongoanimations 2 жыл бұрын

Soooo many hard working animators on KZfaq are underated

@samtheoutdoor Жыл бұрын

The only thing I could remember the last time I watched this animated story was the tears dripping off my face. Sometimes communicating telepathically is louder than words. There's nothing like home! And loneliness is painful than physical injury

@zacharyconlu9337 Жыл бұрын

I'm very glad! Thank you so much!

@skewerscribbles5259 2 жыл бұрын

Wow this is so underrated i love how cheeky the girls is and this visually stunning!

@zacharyconlu9337 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!!

@MsSarinakg 2 жыл бұрын

This was a lovely film to watch and I was with her on her mini adventure. Nice character development on the fallen star as well. The humour and visuals all very cute. I would love to see others of her adventures - well done .

@zacharyconlu9337 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm planning on doing more, hope you'll get to see it.

@lauriesmith1304 10 ай бұрын

Thank you.. I will sleep better now

@sharonliew5833 Жыл бұрын

Wow! Creativeness + Originality = 5*****! Thank you.Enjoyed it very much.

@pongoanimations 2 жыл бұрын

Please show this artist some love❤️, This animation is really underrated ,I can't believe this

@zacharyconlu9337 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Thank you!

@reyadrianespiritu4148 Жыл бұрын

Hi Zach! It's me, your former prof in Benilde. Your FB post led me to this site. This is an amazing piece of work. Congrats!

@zacharyconlu9337 Жыл бұрын

Hi Sir Adrian! I remember you teaching us BIBSTUD (or something else, basta religion class haha). Glad you liked it po! Hoping things are well with your daughter and family.

@trvrsgtrrz5383 Ай бұрын

This was beautiful and absoultely adorable!! I love how much character Tella and the lil' star has and how that was conveyed in this!!

@LavendarButterfly 8 ай бұрын

This was definitely a unique little story. I can't get enough of these quirky, indie animations. This video is a great example of underrated and incredible talent. The star was really fascinating to watch move and express itself without any words or facial markings. I especially liked the part where Tella reaches over to it and it conjures that little orange flame on its hand point(?) to warn her to keep her distance. It was quite amusing.

@zacharyconlu9337 8 ай бұрын

thank you very much!

@NNic. 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely endearing! 😍💕 Very well done!

@zacharyconlu9337 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@kevp9601 2 жыл бұрын

certified fresh vanilla cakes for very very excellent

@Anonymous-rj2lk 2 жыл бұрын

I love the message, and everything about this short film is just beautiful

@DrS320 2 жыл бұрын

every 'Star' has its 'Tella' great film

@zacharyconlu9337 2 жыл бұрын

That's a nice way to put it. Thanks for watching!

@poppyart2791 11 ай бұрын

I absolutely love this!❤

@zacharyconlu9337 11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@poppyart2791 11 ай бұрын

@@zacharyconlu9337 you’re welcome! I really love the storytelling and your characters in this, makes me really interested in her and her story

@zacharyconlu9337 11 ай бұрын

@@poppyart2791 That's great! Cus there's more to come!

@luilui826 2 жыл бұрын

Her eyes is so beautiful

@Snowmoth8314 Жыл бұрын

I loved this storyline and the artwork was very beautiful ☺️

@gregorybeattie 2 жыл бұрын

Is Tella the girl? I like her eyes and hair.

@zacharyconlu9337 2 жыл бұрын

Yep she's the girl :) Thanks!

@Aritra_Bag 2 жыл бұрын

Hope to see more from you like this masterpiece ✨️

@wifitopia 2 жыл бұрын

tella looks like a character from lilo and stitch

@jerikropp6394 2 жыл бұрын

Was thinking the same thing Love lilo and stitch

@Aurelia03118 27 күн бұрын

Amazing story❤ The Star reminded me of my one arrogant/bossy but cute mate❤

@zacharyconlu9337 22 күн бұрын

Thanks very much!

@tomleslie6565 2 жыл бұрын

Truly magical. Excellent job!

@theblindbandit_76 2 жыл бұрын

Wow this looks good

@zacharyconlu9337 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! Glad you liked it :)

@emcura 2 жыл бұрын

this is so cute! love the little dude. great work!

@davidknight3249 Ай бұрын

Loved this, absolutely!

@zacharyconlu9337 Ай бұрын

Thanks very much!

@vidushiparashar3510 2 жыл бұрын

loved the whole wearing the seatbelt bit

@kick35508 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful animation! The girl is so cute😍

@zacharyconlu9337 2 жыл бұрын

thanks very much!!

@avnisinghal454 2 жыл бұрын

This is just what I needed to warm my heart

@taekbrat101 2 жыл бұрын

Really beautiful!! Good work!!!

@kevp9601 2 жыл бұрын

incredible

@dreadnegus 8 ай бұрын

An absolutely beautiful story about friendship, love, and compassion. A visual masterpiece. The art is truly eye candy. I only wish I knew the significance the the markings above the "thank u" note the star wrote... a sketch of seemingly a female shape and the number "16?" marked in dashes beneath.

@zacharyconlu9337 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words! Those markings are from her, she's been there a while so she's counting days and doodling stuff.

@rhonemeyer4277 2 жыл бұрын

This looks really cool!

@zacharyconlu9337 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@kevp9601 2 жыл бұрын

awesome

@kevp9601 2 жыл бұрын

I Love It a Lot

@wardragonizandomt8109 2 жыл бұрын

Cute!!! Let's give It a like guys!

@zacharyconlu9337 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much!

@MichelleSanBuenaventura Жыл бұрын

More po nakita k ito s post ng tag 91.1 dubai. Bravo👏👏👏👏

@zacharyconlu9337 Жыл бұрын

Thank you po!

@user-hz2xl4co9u 3 ай бұрын

Really smartly done. Real emotion and gestures. Made it funny. I really enjoyed this because I dream from time to time of flying (soaring mostly) 😌😴

@zacharyconlu9337 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@iluniev 9 ай бұрын

woww this iss wonderful❤❤

@chal3t Жыл бұрын

I luv that the star used her hair as a seatbelt at one point. Lol

@kentjohntuballas4193 Жыл бұрын

Hoping na makagawa ulit pa kayo ng short films :)

@zacharyconlu9337 Жыл бұрын

sana nga haha. maraming salamat!

@dereklacey1 2 жыл бұрын

That was awesome!

@dreadnegus 8 ай бұрын

I look forward to learning more about Tella and her world!

@zacharyconlu9337 8 ай бұрын

I look forward to it as well! Slowly but surely working on a follow up, its gonna take a long while before its ready so I hope you get to see it still. Thank you!

@DULCEYCRUEL1971 Жыл бұрын

HERMOSA historia ❤❤❤

@leaflet1686 2 жыл бұрын

I really liek the idea of hair as something usefull, other than being pretty. Hair as some sort of sugar glider thing, hair as extra limbs...

@beestek.94 2 жыл бұрын

Hey this is really beautiful ❤️

@zacharyconlu9337 2 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@dashinggamerz9236 2 жыл бұрын

Best! And i want to suggest a thing to you that make even more because I think you made it with efforts and you are able to do a lot of it... So give it a try and have fun

@candysparkoof3784 Жыл бұрын

I really love it how she sleeps

@diptibhoir7590 2 жыл бұрын

Heart touching story🙂❤️

@zacharyconlu9337 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you liked her :)

@kentjohntuballas4193 Жыл бұрын

Hi! Nabasa ko yung article about this short film sa fb, kaya napunta ako dito sa yt, ang galing nyo po congrats :)

@zacharyconlu9337 Жыл бұрын

Maraming salamat!

@egg8494 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful!

@zacharyconlu9337 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@moon_2312 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing ❄️👍☺️

@leanandmeangecko 2 жыл бұрын

This is underated because of the time. It's little stretchy and lagging. I'm sure it would have been got a lot of likes and views if it's small, cos it's such a nice and amazing script plus animation

@zacharyconlu9337 2 жыл бұрын

Felt like it wouldn't do the story justice if it was any more shorter. Thanks for watching!

@birinaL 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful ☘ without a word expression said all

@ukaszgrzesik7231 2 жыл бұрын

Great work, thank you!

@zacharyconlu9337 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@caramelfemale8022 Жыл бұрын

💙 beautiful

@LucyLeigut 8 ай бұрын

So good! ❤

@zacharyconlu9337 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@helars7426 Жыл бұрын

Ang cute. Hi Tella! My name is Tela. We look quite similar din minus the long hair! 🤣❤️

@zacharyconlu9337 Жыл бұрын

pahaba ka po baka makalipad ka rin haha. Thanks for watching!

@user-vu4pd5ci5z 2 ай бұрын

this story tells about the unknown friend we meet the along our journey.

@annsiguenza9108 10 ай бұрын

I really liked this vid it’s funny and amazing 😂

@DennisTamayo Жыл бұрын

I haven't seen the entire animated short film until KZfaq uploaded it 5 months ago.

@Dr_Jetki 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@bettylozano295 Жыл бұрын

It’s the start faring? Jajajajajaja! I tough I imagine it, but then I rewind it again. That’s funny 😄

@jonalyntv9437 2 жыл бұрын

Watching from Sharjah UAE...

@Fido-vm9zi 8 ай бұрын

Hello from 🇺🇸

@claudiaduarte3048 9 ай бұрын

A amizade entre as duas é tão fofinha! Ah! Meu Deus! 😂

@belovedsourceofjoy 2 жыл бұрын

nakakaproud kayo. salamat sa pag-angat sa ating lahi.

@zacharyconlu9337 2 жыл бұрын

salamat po sa pag-nood!

@belovedsourceofjoy 2 жыл бұрын

@@zacharyconlu9337 walang anuman po. shinare ko na sa mga kaibigan at pamangkin. 🥰

@realhosseinsalehi 2 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

@christiantwist3360 3 ай бұрын

I find this star cuter than the one from wish

@zacharyconlu9337 3 ай бұрын

Wow that's a compliment haha thanks for watching!

@pennysanchez7656 2 жыл бұрын

You should work at Cartoon Saloon because this short is amazing!!

@santiagoromanromero2032 3 ай бұрын

Once more the time, in the morning, the little girl called tella, what she was in the forest, and that night, tella meets a little star fall in the sky, and fall in the ground, later, Tella and the little star are best friends while they two are fun the blue sky, and then, the two friends stay slepping tegether, and then, the morning is here again, tella wakes up when his friend is leaving now, tella say goodbye to the little star, and, they have a mision, the end. 👧🏻⭐

@zacharyconlu9337 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

@memyselfandi8354 2 жыл бұрын

So beutiful.

@guntherthequizmaster9515 2 жыл бұрын

A dark power has found its way back into the world. - Radagast the Brown, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) You have taken your first step into a larger world. - Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

@jeffscrungle6179 Жыл бұрын

Great work!

@zacharyconlu9337 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@jeffscrungle6179 Жыл бұрын

@@zacharyconlu9337 You've made the world incrimentaly more beautiful.

@zacharyconlu9337 Жыл бұрын

@@jeffscrungle6179 What a great thing to be told. Thank you!

@shekelafarmer8306 2 жыл бұрын

Nice name Tella is also a cutie little made-up animated big eyes girl character that I cared to watch her face expressions and body movements of including to flicker her hair at times by the attached 🎥 show.😁↗😘 Peace and respect to the artist for such neat artwork.

@zacharyconlu9337 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!

@candysparkoof3784 Жыл бұрын

her sleep is cute

@-zaishasky-9001 2 жыл бұрын

haha there's 69k views also your film is amazing ;o

@zacharyconlu9337 2 жыл бұрын

what a milestone amirite? hahaha. Thanks for watching!

@lilahclaycomb2118 2 жыл бұрын

Yay

@brookedickson4118 7 ай бұрын

The moral of this story is to wear your seatbelt.

@zacharyconlu9337 3 ай бұрын

Yep absolutely. Thanks for watching!

@Angel-iz7bb Жыл бұрын

muy light

@scenariostudios9763 2 жыл бұрын

👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

@Antman367 2 жыл бұрын

Thx :)

@tinaansteckbar3105 2 ай бұрын

Thx :-)

@ariyooniyelu9249 Жыл бұрын

Does anyone else thinks she looks like Stitch from Lilo and Stitch. She will definitely be Stitch as a human girl🤔🤨.

@tsipiwoud5179 Жыл бұрын

Yep she do

@danielaazumiponceccamapaza4205 Жыл бұрын

Good

@hopel2098 Жыл бұрын

It was cute

@iamatrainfan 2 жыл бұрын

How old is tella

@zacharyconlu9337 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe about 6 -7 years old. Thanks for watching!

@nuclearducks7387 Жыл бұрын

death's favorite.

@maria7133 2 жыл бұрын

☺️👸🏻

@stefanimahmudova8683peach 9 ай бұрын

Yes up

@mariabeatriznogueira9970 Жыл бұрын

tella short film is a creative film of course of cadritech

@GhostDog11 Жыл бұрын

You should have more sub

@victorwilliams5508 Жыл бұрын

Who exactly is Tella and can you tell us about her?

@claudiaferreira9836 8 ай бұрын

Tella s' hair was a seatbelt😢

@zacharyconlu9337 8 ай бұрын

safety first

@lt9925 2 жыл бұрын

Lilo and stitch duplicate???

@joshuagonzalez4183 2 жыл бұрын

but in the cute & adorable way XD

@zacharyconlu9337 2 жыл бұрын

People have said that. Must be cause I like Chris Sanders' work.