ST(R)AY

A camel, on a quest to find his missing wife in the desert, faces the dilemma of chasing his treasure or continuing his journey. It’s the story of how someone recognizes the most important thing in life amid chaos caused by dementia.

Director. Chiang Yao is a Taiwanese artist, director and filmmaker. He has been fascinated in utilizing animation, motion graphics and film to explore people’s struggle between reality and illusion since he studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Alongside his personal projects, he has been working as a director, 3D artist and designer for many multimedia projects, which includes commercials, VR games and 3D animated shorts.

– Move Me Productions Belgium Film Festival 2018 – Winner of Best Animation Short Film Award (Belgium)
– Tracce Cinematografiche Film Fest 2019 – Winner of Best Short Film in Animation (Italy)
– ENFOQUE International Film Festival 2019 – Winner of Best International Animation (Puerto Rico)
– 14th ATHENS ANIMFEST 2019 – Winner of 3rd Vrilissia Award (Greece)
– 52nd WorldFest-Houston International Film & Video Festival 2019 – Winner of SILVER REMI (USA)
– 20th Short Shorts Film Festival 2018 – Official Selection (Japan)
– Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2017 – Official Selection (UK)