Evan Vernon interviews Martina SCARPELLI , director of EGG. Martina is an Italian filmmaker based in Denmark. She works as animation director, creative director and producer pushing provocative stories with sophisticated storytelling that challenges and inspires audiences of today. She has a BA in Fine Art from “Academy of Brera” in Milan, and a BA in Animation from “Experimental Center of Cinematography” in Turin. She is a former alumni of Animation sans frontiers, Anidox:Lab, Anidox:Residency, and former Open Workshop resident. Her short film Egg was awarded with a crystal for first film at Annecy, a Golden Dove at Dok Leipzig, Golden Horseman at Filmfest Dresden, was nominated for best short film at the European Animation Awards 2018 and shortlisted for the 2020 Cesar Award. Her film EGG was recently selected as a Winner in the Animation Nights New York 5th ANNY Best of Fest in 2021.
EGG
A woman is locked in her home with an egg, which she is both attracted to and scared of. She eats the egg, she repents. She kills it. She lets the egg die of hunger.
Film: https://vimeo.com/373368812
Interview by Evan Vernon
Theme music by Joe Lazenby
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