UK Premiere
A Drop of Dew 露珠
MINT Animation Short Strand: My Spectrum, My Shadow, and My Self
Year of Production 2025
Production Countries/Regions China
Duration 5 mins
Genres Animation
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Director(s) Lu Ren
Director’s Bio
Ren Lu, born in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China in 1997. She gained bachelor and master’s degree at the School of Environment, Tsinghua University. Now studying experimental animation at California Institute of the Arts. Her works focus on delicate emotional expression. Her animation shorts include “Good night”, ”A drop of dew”, ”Scars”
Synopsis
A drop of dew fell into the blue forest. She chased her own shadow, which had turned into a fish, from the vibrant water source to the wasteland without grass.
Festivals & Awards
2025 6th Short Shot Fest Moscow, Russia - Best Experimental Short official selection
202510th Mequinensa International Film Festival - Animation Short Films official selection
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Curators’ note
The film unfolds from the movement of a single drop of water, set against blue-toned frames reminiscent of xuan paper. Personified as a young girl drifting through the image, the water droplet creates a light and rhythmic visual experience. Through fluid animation in close dialogue with music, the short reveals the spiritual vitality of water as the source of nature, while bringing together feminine sensitivity and a quiet reverence for the natural world. (Lisa Zijun Lei, edited by Xiyun Li)
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