Momoko Seto’s animated Cannes Critics’ Week Closing Night film DANDELION’S ODYSSEY is the wordless journey of four dandelion seeds that find themselves on an unknown planet after a nuclear explosion.
The gorgeous visuals are like nothing I’ve seen before and they are set to a wonderful score and sound design from Quentin Sirjacq and Sound of Metal Oscar winner Nicholas Becker.
The film combines animation and time-lapse photography with footage of living organisms shot in Iceland, Japan, and France over 2.5 years. It could have benefited from a more engaging story, but the dazzling audiovisual experience more than makes up for it. It will also screen in Annecy next month.
