Hasta La Motion!

On his way to work, Ruben is haunted by obsessive-compulsive thoughts; is the front door locked? Is the stove really turned off? As Ruben’s creative mind is invaded by increasingly absurd scenarios, reality and imagination begin to merge… “Ruben Leaves” is this week’s Staff Pick Premiere! Here’s an interview with the film’s director, Frederic Siegel: https://vimeo.com/blog/post/staff-pick-premiere-ruben-leaves *2016 Swiss Film Award, Best Graduation Film *2016 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Official Selection *2016 Encounters Short Film & Animation Festival Bristol, Official Selection *2016 Pictoplasma Conference Berlin, Official Selection *2015 Dok Leipzig, Official Selection *2015 Fantoche International Animation Film Festival Baden, Official Selection (Premiere) Full Awards-, and Festivallist: http://fredericsiegel.ch/rubenleaves Ruben Leaves on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rubenleaves/ Project page, Making Of: https://www.teamtumult.ch/ruben-leaves 5’00” | Short Fiction | 2D Digital Animation | Switzerland | 2015 Created, Directed & Animated by: Frederic Siegel Production: Hochschule Luzern – Design & Kunst / Studienrichtung Animation, Jürgen Haas Co-Produced by: SRF, Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen Promotion: SWISSFILMS Music: Nico Kast Recordings, Sounddesign & Soundmix: Thomas Gassmann Soundediting & Sounddesign: Kilian Vilim Foley Artist: Dieter Hebben Additional 2D Animation: Martin Hofer, Zéa Schaad, Christelle Serrano, Viviane Tanner Additional 3D Animation: Ramon Arango, Michael Zünd Mentor: François Chalet © 2015 / Frederic Siegel, Hochschule Luzern – Design & Kunst