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Mila (2021)

Mila poster
Directed by
Cinzia Angelini
Genre
animation, drama
Country
United States
Runtime
11 min
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A little girl's life is disrupted by World War II. The short film follows her unexpected experiences during the war.

emotionalheartfeltintimatequietly intensesomberfocusedvisually stylizedpoignant

What happens

Mila is a 2021 CG animated short film written and directed by Cinzia Angelini and produced by Andrea Emmes. It follows the story of a little girl whose life takes an unexpected turn during World War II. The film is a volunteer-based project that features the largest independent virtual animation studio ever created consisting of 350 animation professionals from 35 countries. After the announcement of the new partnership with Cinesite Studios, the film was released in 2021. As of May 2022, the short film has won more than 40 awards and has collected more than 50 nominations to festivals world-wide besides qualifying to the Oscar 2022 in the category Best Animated Short Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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