THE NAME - Animation Short Film 2023 - GOBELINS
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- Опубліковано 7 лис 2023
- Conflicted and alienated with his given name, a young kid struggles to live a double life in secret, fearing that coming out might tear apart his relationship with his mom.
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Backstage and makings of: / the_name.gobelins
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Director: Alexander AGUILAR
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Music: Jérémy BEN AMMAR
Sound design: Jérémy BEN AMMAR
Mix: Jérémy BEN AMMAR
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Production: GOBELINS Paris - Cécile BLONDEL : cblondel@gobelins.fr
Distribution: Miyu Distribution - Luce GROSJEAN : festival@miyu.fr - Фільми й анімація
The styles so beautiful! And I like how it doesn’t make the more feminine stuff look bad, but make it clear that it’s just not the kid’s style! And I like that the mother clearly means well and not trying to force anything, just doesn’t understand but when she does, she still accepts and loves💖
It 's more about gender identity than style in mine opinion ^^
@@romyanna8248 that’s what I meant too, that the kids a boy and can’t get into what his mom initially thinks is for him.
This may be one of the shortest films released by Gobelins, but it’s instantly the one that means the most to me. The way it communicates how a family can be loving but smothering at the same time, just by not allowing a child to express themselves. The way the paneling shows a growing emotional divide, and how easily the mother can tear that divide down just by being accepting once her child is able to communicate their identity. It’s all so subtle yet impactful. To Alexander Aguilar and anyone else who had a hand in making this, thank you. It’s rare to see these struggles depicted with such care and tact. I absolutely love your film.
Thank you so much for your kind words 😊❤
I'm not sure if it's about trans identity, but the scene at 0:57 is so wholesome ! The kid probably came out, but instead of joining the mom's frame, it's the mom who is entering his world instead ! The mom is doing a 'coming in'.
Yeah, the description of the video confirms it!
And yes, it’s such a sweet moment 💗 lovely to see a good outcome of this situation in media, or just for other people in general :)
Go check out all of ravennist’s art, i really love it for being so different
No it is 100% a trans story.
If you identify with it and you are cis, that doesnt makr it not a trans story. Trans people have been relating to cis characters all the time. Now when we get trans stories its only fair for everyone else to love our charcters
thank you! It is indeed a trans story, But I thank you so much for your comment! I'm glad so many other people noticed this action.
@@Ravennistoh you made it ? I really like it ! The retro style, the comic like panels, soundtrack, etc. It's really good. The symbolism or metaphors too !
oh god i’m latino and trans and this nearly made me cry 😭 i feel so represented and the upa type style is so wonderful and gorgeous
Same but filipino 😭😭😭
Be normal
@@bzzbza get a life
@@bzzbza That’s like asking an Autistic person to just ‘be normal.’ Do you THINK they wanted to be born with this condition in the first place, or any condition at all for that matter? No. And so long as they accept themselves, then that’s really their only “cure” for the hell that is gender dysphoria.
If you’re also ableist then I honestly have no other way to explain it towards you.
@@bzzbzaAnd what do you mean by that
I love that the Mom isn't depicted as bad, and that the whole video has a cery strong feminine charm to it. It makes ot more clear that neither of these are bad, but that they're just wrong FOR HIM. I feel like more amateur depictions of the trans experience sometimes go overboard on the anti-feminine/anti-masculine stuff.
I love the choice of always having the child be blue even when the rest of the room is warm colored. Even when there’s a pink overlay, the blue tones still shine through. The colors in this film are truly immaculate and very thoughtful!
I also adore the message very much! Especially as someone who has had many difficulties with gender in the past
I almost started crying when i realised this was a transmasc story, Im so happy for representation!
Thank you so much 😊 ❤
such a great animation/short story. embodies the phrase "show, don't tell". as the story follows the self discovery and then the acceptance/coming out to the mom. very well done.
especially as a trans person myself I enjoyed it alot. as well as when I realised what the video was about around the times 0:20-0:23 & 0:29. because I didn't read the description and essentially went in "blind"
Thank you so much! It's actually cool that people can get it just by looking at it on one go, It's a bit funny now that I see back and not many cis friends got it at first when it was in early production haha Thank you again!!!!
I got it immediately 😭 this film instantly became one of my favorite gobelins films, everything from the colors and style to the music and the message work perfectly in tandem, it’s so so good
wow. i went back and rewatched this several times already. very heartfelt and sweet, with a lovely retro style. i loved the comic book panels and the smooth transitions. the bold jagged lines were fun and did not make the art feel cluttered. the composition of each shot was excellent. the colors did a good job telling the story, and i like that the baby had blue highlights with neutral purple from the beginning. this was my favorite short film of the year so far.
The fact that this is done under a minute is AMAZING! The student did this by themselves. Big props!
I like how his outline and color scheme was different until he came out and his mom stepped out from the frame to show that she supports him
Out of all the movies this year I was definitely touched by this one, it's really impressive that it was done by only one person and it is very effective and expressive ❤ bravo
thank you so much :)
When I saw this one on the announcement I got really excited because of the art. Now watching it, and seeing what this is about I’m in love. It is simply perfect, congratulations to the everyone who have worked on this project.
thank you so much!!
Oooh, I love this throwback style to 50's (I think) animation. Plus all of the little pops and graphics make it stand out! Nicely done!
This resonated with me deeply as a transmasc person who went through the same struggles. Thank you for this wonderful animation! 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
Thank you for your comment! :) I'm happy to see more transmasc people watching this short. This one is for us!
Me too!
Same! 🤝
Where tf did you get the light blue heart 😭😭😭 nvm found it🩵
WHAA THIS IS SO CUTE I LOVE THIS I'M SO GLAD THAT HE AND HIS MOM STILL HAD A GOOD RELATIONSHIP
I love the art style of this short animation! And I like the message behind it. Parents should learn to accept and love their children just the way they are, just let them express themselves.
thank you so much!
This film made me weep while lasting less than a minute, such beautiful and unbelievably impactful strorytelling in such a short amount of time
AMAZING. THE ART STYLE, COLORS AND ANIMATION IS SO GOOD, AND THE SYMBOLISM IS BEAUTIFUL. PLUS THE QUOTE AT THE END WAS BEAUTIFUL AND ALMOST MADE ME CRY.
This style of animation always reminds me of the cartoons I used to watch when I was a kid, the animated short has a style of 10 and a beautiful and profound message about identity, I honestly loved it.
thank you so much! I did took a lot inspo in old retro cartoons for this one!
This is pretty cool. It looks like something straight out of Disney channel. Also I love the visual storytelling and style.
this is better than disney
I LOVE this transmasc representation! The animation is so stylish too, it reminds me of the Jetsons.
As a transman, this-hits-hard. Thanks to the team making this animation 👍👍👍 I wish my mom or my family could accept my name like this (Yeah, they're not, my gender is invisible to them). This is a short animation but so damn strong.
thank you so much!!!
Are you saying that your mom and the rest of your family doesn't accept you for coming out as transgender?
That sounds awful.
@@svxd7369 Yeah, my gender is kinda invisible to them, but my big sister is more open, she is trying to not misgender me or just call me by my dead name. But I didn't hope in the first place so I don't give a sh*t, you know.
@@nedbobbyt1022 but I dont understand. you guys are against gendernorms and are of the opinion that no matter what body you are in you should be able to wear whatever you like ect. but then why change your body to.. align with the gendernorms? in your ideology there is no such thing as being born in the wrong body since the body doesnt matter. it seems you guys are reinforcing ideas, ( like the video, a suit is masculine so i now need to be announced as he/him.) i am genuinly confused and trying to understand
@@winterblake3321 Hi, I would be delighted if you genuinely want me to respond to your question. Actually, Not all transgender people do medical transitions, I am an example because I feel okay to be myself in this AFAB body, all I need is my gender, my clothes choice, and my pronouns to be respected. But not all transgender people are the same because we have different levels of gender dysphoria, If you want to understand why, I recommend you research gg these keywords"Gender dysphoria", and "Transgender umbrella". DW, all of your questions will be answered. The transgender community now is understandably researched by scientists, we are not a mystery or secret, we are just victims of social media and queerphobic hating. Wish you a good day.
The style makes me nostalgic, it is like the 1990's/2000's retro artstyles of cartoons like ppg, the modifyers, samurai jack, live as a teenage robot and many others.
I am so so relieved to see nothing but positive comments here and I'm so grateful for this short. It's just perfect. Honi soit qui mal y pense, little dude.
As a demigirl currently struggling with their name and identity and having their family accept that, I'm in tears and even with it not being that long, the animation and transitions did so much. This was beautiful
It was! I wish you luck figuring yourself out ^^
you guys are against gendernorms and are of the opinion that no matter what body you are in you should be able to wear whatever you like ect. but then why change your body to.. align with the gendernorms? in your ideology there is no such thing as being born in the wrong body since the body doesnt matter. it seems you guys are reinforcing ideas, ( like the video, a suit is masculine so i now need to be announced as he/him.) i am genuinly confused and trying to understand
@@winterblake3321 because people can do whatever they want. Gender norms don’t matter, so why does it matter if you change your body to look like a guy or girl?
@@weirdsio2464 because if you are changing your body to "fit" your gender, you are conforming that the gender and body are directly linked but its that which you fight against. Like i said, you are doing more harm to the fight against gendernorms because now if you like the color blue and suits like the child in this video, and then saying oh guess now I have to be a male with he/him pronouns, you are tying the male body to the male gender!! but arent yall fighting AGAINST that? to be clear i am trying to understand and not fight, i hope this isnt rude
@@winterblake3321 it’s more about the choice that you can make. Being a woman or a man isn’t a bad thing, being forced to act a certain way based off of how you were born is.
La direction artistique est très réussie, un rappel des dessins animés des années 60. Le message véhiculé par le film est si doux et subtil, vraiment une très belle histoire !
rewatched this so many times, and just noticed something:
the first time the title appears, the star sparks on the title but we're quickly distracted by the bigger turning flower, which like the way max has always been a boy but his assigned gender at birth ends up taking more place.
at the end of the short when the title appears again, the flower isn't there anymore, just the little spark. meaning max's mom has acknowledged and accepted her child as a boy.
this is barely the so many little details that's all condensed in a single, especially made by a single person, and that's just fascinating.
i may be biased because it's one of the few transgender-focused shorts (or media for that matter) i know and also that i've seen Raven's art since 2018, but it clearly is one of my fave gobelins shorts of all time. it's honestly special to see how an artist has come so far !! keep up the awesome work !! 💕💕
Are you saying that the kid's name is Max?
@@svxd7369 yeah you can see his name on raven's character sheet !!
Yeah raven!!
Thank you buddy!!!
The colors & animation in this go SO HARD!!! Big fan of this & glad to see it have a happy ending, I was bracing for some sorta drama between the mother & her trans son but I’m glad to see it didn’t happen! Sometimes parents are chill that their children are trans, they’re still their kids at the end of the day & it’s a really good message to send to young kids that what they feel comfortable as is totally acceptable & it doesn’t change who they are!
To be honest, I was not expecting this to be so long
Ravennist, no sé si estés viendo los comentarios de este video, quiero decirte que admiro mucho tu trabajo y que este corto animado es una maravilla, me sentí parte de esto y me transmitió un montón de emociones y sensaciones. La música y la animación son fantásticas, la fluidez y calidez que transmiten este proyecto son admirables. Siento que estoy repitiendo lo mismo, pero en serio me encanta y no sé cómo transmitir con palabras lo hermoso que me parece.
Te sigo desde el 2020 y eres mi mayor ejemplo, espero poder ser como tú algún día y te deseo lo mejor en tu vida.
Sigue así, estoy seguro que llegarás muy muy lejos.
por un rato deje de leer los comentarios porque me dio no se que ver tanta negatividad, pero me alegra que comentarios positivos como estos hunden la transfobia por completo. Muchisimas gracias por tu comentario y por seguirme por tanto tiempo!!
never getting over his mom/femininity being warm colors and the son being cool toned. whenever he has to present fem the red overlays the blue and he turns purple 😭
i1m crying this is so so majestic in every way possible the art style the idea and execution the directing i wanna put htis into a snow globe shake and stare at it for hours its so prettyyyy
i love that since the start, the kid has this bluish color, the mom instead has more of a pinkish one
I love the art style, like 50's cartoons with so much colour and beautiful details ❤❤❤❤
Absolutely love Style Moderne/ Googie inspired art. It’s such a modern 1950s vibe.
Kinda wish they kept the bow tie and had the mom give him a tie as a gift. Either way, this was a great short!
I'm so excited for this year's animations! I love the short movies lol
This is the sweetest thing that I have seen today. Also the art style is absolutely wonderful.
The end quote made me cry. I almost never cry but this did because my dad found out about my name before I was ready to tell him and they still don't know I'm trans but now I'm scared they suspect me. But the ending is so amazing to me I just wish my parents could understand it like the quote does.
hello fellow animators ,it's nice to meet you all!!
I want animation friends 😢
@@themoribundapathetic4530 ok your welcome to be my friend...
When I chose a new name, my parents were upset. Not because of gender or denouncing the old name, but because they didn't like the name I chose. I would have liked to have involved them in the decision, but I was a scared teenager and didn't think they had any place in my gender journey. I will be forever grateful for being gifted with the parents I have who don't care what I choose in life so long as I'm safe and happy.
I'm so happy for you :)/ gen
looved the animation about art school, can’t wait to see this one!
Im so hyped !!! My beloved friend made this movie !!
Yr friend is so cool🎉🎉
@@themoribundapathetic4530 I know I love them so much. I have to congratulate them immediately!! Im so proud
AMAZING! Without using a single word you managed to say so much! Just wonderful: from the style to the rythm, everything was perfect! This was both heartwarming and inspiring to watch. Fantastic work!
This is honestly such a beautiful way to represent trans stories, the animation, the colors, everything fits so perfectly and is just absolutely beautiful, I adore this video
Cryin over this video so well done ❣️ several years on T and sometimes the little things remind you how far ive come (and how far a small start can get you, for those of yall just starting your journey!) Amazing animation, please keep making art! I cannot wait to see where the rest of your journey goes 💝
This is one of my favorite short films ever, it's so good!!!!
thank you so much!!!
The art and animation are simply breathtaking and the end message is so powerful it made me tear up. It such a beautiful and heartwarming story about finding ourselves and who we are
AWW STOP THIS MADE ME HAPPY CRY
As a trans boy this animation hit so deeply in me. This exactly show and represent how I feel in my life, feeling I have a double life outdoors my house, feeling so burned with my name given on birth and my choosen name as a beautiful star. The animation and style is so beautiful, and I just wish one day my mother can see that I have the right to choose my name, my identity
That's so sweet!
I wanna cry this is so personal on another level
I'm not crying, you're crying.
That was beautiful
This is so Beautifully done! I Love how well it shows the message it’s trying to convey to the Audience. I Love the Art Style too, it’s so colorful and has alot of Character! 💛😻💛😻💛😻💛
moral of this story is never change who you are just be yourself.
im always thinking how a name could be a catalyst of lots of behaviors and traits.
Is an important thing but not everyone know why is so important.
This had me sobbing actually. Thank you.
Even if your son prefers another name... his mother will always love him
oh, this is wonderful! a simple a minute and a half long and i was nearly driven to tears haha; this short film is clearly and overwhelmingly filled with love
This is a lovely animation! The mom looks like Charlie from DST!
SO HYPED TO SEE RAVEN'S WORK!!!!! MAKING SURE TO BE ON TIME FOR THE PREMIERE AA
Hey there! Thank you so much 😊
The rythm of animation and the music go along so well 😊
I'm in love
I was so hyped for this AND IT'S SO GOOD, love the art style and the message
THE ANIMATION IS GORGEOUS OMG I ALMOST CRIED AT THE END CONGRATS ON THIS AMAZING SHORT
Such an effective way to tell a heartwarming story. Beautiful art style !!!!!
My favorite of this year so far !
Im so glad this has such a sweet ending 😭
THIS IS SOO SWEET PLEASEEEEEEE
Heart warming.
I loved the art and message so much! It made me tear up
OH MY GOD THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL GAAAAAH!!!!
You managed to convey the feeling perfectly. Great job, it's looks super nice! ^^
thank you so much!
Amazing story, powerful message, great animation and beautiful style. A precious little gem. You should be very proud.
i try no to cry but i cry. thanks a lot
this is so GOOD!! this animation makes me feel so seen. i hope the team of artists behind this got amazing marks!!
¡¡¡amo este video!!! Se identifica mucho conmigo y espero que los estudiantes obtengan altas calificaciones !!!
Muchas gracias !!!
🤲⭐️ att, el team de una persona jajaja
Pero enserio, muchas gracias!
Im not crying! Youre crying! This was beautiful! 💖
This is a wonderful piece of art, makes me feel all warm 💛
Getting me choked up here! Excellent work
The colours are so pretty 😻 the pace and the music and the shapes aaah it works so well together!
God, this is gorgeous. EXCELLENT use of composition
Omg I love it, the style, the message and how dynamic it is😍😍😍😍
As a transgender male teen, I can say that this is absolutely realatable for me and I want my mom to finally call me my REAL NAME
The animation is GORGEOUS and the story telling is incredible!!! I adore this one so much!!
thank you so much!!!
The music in stride... Chef's kiss 🥺 ❣️
this made me tear up, beautifully done!
Beautiful
THIS IS SOOOOO BEAUTIFUL, I AM IN AWEEE
such a beautiful film !!! the art style is really impressive too> AND love the kinda upbeat music throughout :)
this is so beautiful I love it I'm crying ahhah
OMG I LOVE THIS ANIMATION SM IT LOOK STUNNING AND THE MESSAGE IS SO SWEET!!
I LOVE IT SO MUCH THANK YOU FOR THIS ARTWORK
LETS GO RAVEN!! 😤🥳
What a good ending ToT
The animation was amazingly great that was character design with a UPA-styled looks!!
0:21 okay so. i know the kid doesn’t like feminine stuff but the hair is really cute in this (i just started watching idk if the kid changes the hairstyle)
Love the animation, reminded me of old Pixar end titles like Monsters Inc ❤
The subject is really well treated, it brought tears to my eyes. Bravo 👏
I was looking for this comment, lol.
I looooooove this! Great great work Alexander!
I love it SO MUCH.