Animated Short | Australia | 2018 | 2 Min A woman looks at the inheritance of language in her family and laments what is lost when a language is lost. ———- ‘The Lost Sound’ was created using strata-cut plasticine, coloured pencil, paper and ink. Peek behind the scenes: https://bit.ly/3tDHpwN ———- Awards and Nominations: Winner of Audience Award – Stockholm Experimental Animation Film Festival 2018 Winner of Highly Commended – Canberra Short Film Festival 2019 Winner of Best Sound Design – Freshflix X Vivid Sydney 2019 Nominated for Best Animated Short – Palm Springs International ShortFest 2019 Nominated for Best Student Animation – Palm Springs International ShortFest 2019 Nominated for Best Director – Coven Film Festival 2018 Nominated for Best International Film – Coven Film Festival 2018 Screenings: Melbourne International Film Festival 2018 
Florida Animation Festival 2018 Insomnia International Animation Festival 2018 Heart of Gold International Film Festival 2018 Adelaide Film Festival 2018 Stockholm Experimental Animation Film Festival 2018 Coven Film Festival 2018 Flickerfest Bondi/Hunter Valley 2019 Atlanta Film Festival 2019 Athens Experimental Film+Video Festival 2019 Freshflix X Vivid Sydney 2019 Palm Springs International ShortFest 2019 St Kilda Film Festival Kapow Intergalactic Film Festival 2019 Canberra Short Film Festival 2019 Malt Adult Animation Night #16 2019 London Short Film Festival 2020 ———- Credits: We acknowledge the Traditional Owners and custodians of the lands on which we live, learn and work, and pay our respects to Indigenous Elders past, present and emerging. Sovereignty has never been ceded. It always was and always will be, Aboriginal land. Directed and Animated by Steffie Yee Narration and Original Poem: Hiromi Itō. Script: Based on the poem ‘On Ç’ by Hiromi Itō. Edited by Steffie Yee. Translations: Jeffrey Angles, Nina Kimura-Budzyniak, Taeko Kimura-Budzyniak Colour and Animation Assistants: Jessica Edge, Erika Ju, Alice Wong Music (Film): Amy McNickle Music (Trailer): Donny Janks Sound Design: Donny Janks, Steffie Yee