night spinning
yi luo/germany/5mins/us premiere
Eva has a crush on her good friend Jack. But an encounter with him at his favorite bar destroys her hopes: Jack meets another woman there. Before she goes back home, she sees two shadows in the distance kissing. After that, she is haunted by the picture. Something very strange grows in her, distorts her reality and perception and drives her crazy.
directed, written and produced by Yi Luo
art direction Yi Luo
voices Chiara Haurand
vocal Eva Idasson
animation Sarah Schulz Laura Staab Janina Putzker Sabine Volkert Yi Luo
Ink and paint Yi Luo
music Xin Huang
sound design Niklas Menschik
motion design Maria Kraemer
Director's Bio
YI LUO comes from China, lives since 2007 in Germany and started her studies in animation at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg in 2015. She publishes her illustrations and comics using the pseudonym Yinfinity. In 2016 she received the Bavarian Literature Scholarship with her comic debut Running Girl. Night Spinning is her first own animation short.