NUUNZAYA | Нуунзаяа | CalArts 2024 _ animated thesis film

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  • Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
  • Inspired by the Mongolian folksong, 'Nuunzaya'.
    My thesis film at calarts! Thank you so much for all your help and support.
    written, directed and animated by Lan Wang / landulake
    lanwangportfol...
    producer - Fanfan Zhou / partial.fanfan
    music - Chang Le 常乐
    igor.cn/portfo...
    sound - Ying Xin / shadowyx122 , Fanfan Zhou / partial.fanfan , Stojancho Georgiev / stojancho.georgiev , Daniel Eaton / little_castle_sound
    casting director - Bouzhigmaa Santaro
    / paintwithmusic
    / sharingmongolfolksongs
    voice - Tsengelmaa Gendensuren, Nomuun Erdenebaatar, Binderiya Yesun-Erdene, Altantuya Bat-Ochir, Bouzhigmaa Santaro, Khulan Navaandemberel, Sarina Chang, Yilin Ren, Qian Xiang
    Watch other films made by my classmates:
    • 2024 CalArts Character...

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  • @doritosrbest3769
    @doritosrbest3769 9 місяців тому +331

    im kazakh, and while we do not share a language we shared a lifestyle. Being nomads, yurts, accesories, family dynamics. What a beautiful story, thank you so much for sharing. This has inspired me to create something for my culture.

    • @kukloerfin1401
      @kukloerfin1401 9 місяців тому +18

      I’m also kazakh and in love with this

    • @lanwang0175
      @lanwang0175  9 місяців тому +21

      Thank you :)) I'm glad to hear!

    • @ada.3880
      @ada.3880 8 місяців тому +1

      Im kazakh too :3

  • @janqo_
    @janqo_ 9 місяців тому +237

    I cried. You can see how the work is filled with love for Nuunzaya, for Nabq, for grandmother and for the native culture. So beautiful

    • @lanwang0175
      @lanwang0175  9 місяців тому +13

      Thank you🥰 I do love them from the bottom of my heart

  • @someonefourth
    @someonefourth 9 місяців тому +152

    I'm not quite sure why the UA-cam algorithms brought me, an Egyptian middle-aged woman, to this beautiful piece of art from thousands of miles away, but I'm very grateful that they did!
    I hope to see more of your work in the future 😊

    • @lanwang0175
      @lanwang0175  9 місяців тому +14

      Welcome💓! Thank you for your kind words, I'm glad you enjoyed it

  • @garnetgarcia3287
    @garnetgarcia3287 9 місяців тому +143

    I would watch an entire movie and a half about this, but the truth is you just needed 7 and a half minutes to make one feel more than multibillion dollar studios have using an entire franchises. You can feel the love oozing out of every frame and line of this short. Congratulations on finishing this wonderful work of art and thank you for sharing it with the world!

    • @lanwang0175
      @lanwang0175  9 місяців тому +11

      Thank you so much for your kind words ; ;

  • @neru-emma
    @neru-emma 9 місяців тому +92

    Oh my god, this is the first time I’ve seen a Mongolian Calarts animated film and I absolutely loved the art. The colors are so beautiful. I want you to know it made me cry 😭❤ Амжилт! :)

  • @micanikko
    @micanikko 8 місяців тому +49

    Oh man, I would love to see more lore about this! Who Nabq is, what she represents, what life awaited for Nuunzaya, how far did she go?
    So many more! Aaaaah!!!!

    • @chaennelchaennel
      @chaennelchaennel 8 місяців тому +5

      I assume she’s her mother(?)

    • @hoolidii
      @hoolidii 7 місяців тому +1

      It is inspired by the folk song nuun zaya. So maybe try listening to it too

    • @hoolidii
      @hoolidii 7 місяців тому +8

      ​@chaennelchaennel, i think it's a spirit,since her mom is in heaven. Mongols believe that there is a spirit in every nature, things like forest, lake, etc. Since her name is Navch(means leaf) she is probably forest spirit. And Navchaa is saying that she will be forever there for her indicating and representing that she is our mother nature.

  • @TergelT
    @TergelT 9 місяців тому +60

    Experiencing such incredible animation in my native language is truly inspiring. Thank you for bringing this to life! We're also dedicated to crafting our own top-tier animations with passion and diligence.

    • @lanwang0175
      @lanwang0175  9 місяців тому +6

      Thank you so much for your kind words! I wish you all the best with your projects :))!!!

  • @nothingmuch9731
    @nothingmuch9731 8 місяців тому +13

    This one is just so beautiful ( would be understatement) & filled with immense love..
    The leaf :- representing the mother nature & our guides in life🤍.
    The grandma :- our backbone here..
    We tryna to find our own path but too scared to begin & follow.
    The moon our path follower & our dark's time light. Always guiding us.
    The forest around us which dwell us in ourselves a little more
    Thanku so much for this magnificent representy of this picture

  • @Tulsenus
    @Tulsenus 9 місяців тому +34

    So refreshing to see a quality animation with my mother tongue! thank you so much, yostoi goy bolson baina

  • @paintwithmusic
    @paintwithmusic 9 місяців тому +34

    The artwork is beautiful. Love the play on colors. The ending birch tree choral sounds really nice.
    Two moments really stood out for me. The sliding between winter and summer and Nuunzaya growing up. Starting by the puppy becoming an adult dog. That was wonderful.
    And I absolutely love the painting of the yurts and nomads on the wall of the ger. With a drawing of Nuunzaya and Nabq. Love that part.

    • @lanwang0175
      @lanwang0175  9 місяців тому +2

      Thank you so much Bujee🥰!! I couldn't have done it without you💕

  • @mochinoopbros7454
    @mochinoopbros7454 9 місяців тому +16

    Around 2020 I exposed myself to more cultures around the world besides the very very famous ones, and one of them was Mongolia’s culture. I didn’t quite understand at the time, but mongolia is so much more beautiful and diverse than what I thought 4 years ago. The more I learn of the country and immerse myself in a sprinkle of music and google searches, the more excited I get. This was a gem I found after digging for asian 2d student animation, and I was left speechless. I hope to find more student work, and I hope your success in bringing such designs to life leads you to thrive in your future!

  • @x.gn90
    @x.gn90 9 місяців тому +42

    AYO WHY DID I CRY😭😭😭
    THAT'S SO BEAUTIFUL! LETARLLY WHY IT'S NOT GETTING THE SUPPORT IT NEED💀💀
    THE ART THE MUSIC THE VOICE ACTOR'S EVERYTHING IS PERFECT I FEEL LIKE I AM LUCKY AFTER WATCHING SUCH A PRETTY ANIMATION LIKE THIS😭!!

    • @lanwang0175
      @lanwang0175  9 місяців тому +5

      Waahhhh thank you so much for your kind words ; ;!! I'm really glad you enjoyed it!

    • @pomatolove
      @pomatolove 9 місяців тому +2

      This is beautiful

  • @U_Zoro
    @U_Zoro 9 місяців тому +17

    Hello, I cannot find the words to describe how lovely this thesis film is. I’ve personally always have been enamoured by animation and to see this lovely piece of art representing my culture and voiced acted beautifully brought me to tears. I’d like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for truly capturing the beauty of the Mongolian culture and countryside, this made me yearn to go back to Mongolia. I enjoyed watching every moment of this and I’m sure there are many great things waiting for you. Never give up on your passions.

  • @watersoluble5871
    @watersoluble5871 8 місяців тому +7

    This is more beautiful and impactful than over half of the animated dredge that's come out of the animation industry in the last 20 years alone. Not only is your style and technique a breath of fresh air, its story is perfectly balanced, the plot and symbolic imagery aren't beaten over our heads and then explained to us explicitly in the dialogue. The voice acting is so organic and natural and it just adds to the premium folkish whimsy of the people who you portrayed. And, of course, the animation and artistry in and of itself and that it was done all by you alone is a high achievement. I've watched so many of these CalArts shorts over the years and I have to say this is one that will actually stick with me. I'm obsessed and need a whole 90 minute feature length film where we get to see the path Nuunzaya took through life. Absolutely incredible.

  • @Mymgal
    @Mymgal 9 місяців тому +9

    Lan oh my god 😭😭 I voted this one for peers pick cos this is just so incredibleee

    • @lanwang0175
      @lanwang0175  9 місяців тому +3

      EMYYYYYY ; ;!!!!! Waaaaaaahhhhhhh thank you so much for your love this means so much to me ; ;!!!!!!!! im screaming askjbchjdahggsd rn waaaahhhhhhhsjkdff thank you thank you! I really appreciate it💞🌿!

    • @Mymgal
      @Mymgal 9 місяців тому

      @@lanwang0175 gonna miss u 😭😭

    • @lanwang0175
      @lanwang0175  9 місяців тому +1

      @@Mymgal Emy😭😭😭😭😭😭Im gonna miss you too ; ;!! Have a wonderful summer, and I wish you all the best for everything💖🐾🌿🌸🌻!!!

  • @urluv.nandia
    @urluv.nandia 9 місяців тому +9

    i can't describe how i felt, Hearing my mother tongue, and our culture mixed with tales and then they start to talk anout How wide the tengri is, Then swan lady starts singing like❤️‍🩹 . Something about your art just made it more closer to my heart and it really did touched my feeling❤❤❤️

  • @luisafliess
    @luisafliess 9 місяців тому +3

    This made me emotional like no other thing. As someone from another culture it is so beautiful to be connected through art and meaning. To be so touched by something foreign, that at the same time resonates with something deeply personal. Much love to this short film form an argentinian in her 20s !!

  • @natalie_3193
    @natalie_3193 9 місяців тому +11

    Absolutely gorgeous! The colors, character design and the story are all beautiful.

  • @dismythox
    @dismythox 9 місяців тому +11

    OH my GOODNESS this is amazing youve done amazing

  • @anishasharma445
    @anishasharma445 5 місяців тому

    Its crime that we're able to watch this beautiful story free.❤

  • @ambience148
    @ambience148 9 місяців тому +2

    This is so beautiful , the way you represented your culture with visuals of dreamy fairytails ❤

  • @miyukizhi8593
    @miyukizhi8593 8 місяців тому +1

    This film means so much to me 💗 I’m really glad I got to enjoy the fruits of your labor and learn more about Mongolian culture & your lovely characters in the process. As someone who’s not very in touch with parts of my (non ethnic majority) heritage, it delights me to see an animator depicting their culture so beautifully and proudly.

  • @tate415
    @tate415 9 місяців тому +4

    cool! youtube recommended me mongolian chinese animated film 🤩 i like the art style too, keep up the good work!! from 🇲🇳 😊

  • @cosmicstarbug
    @cosmicstarbug 9 місяців тому +1

    beautiful beautiful beautiful! Thank you for sharing such a beautifully told and animated story with us! It made me feel very soft and dreamy.

  • @idkwhattoputhere5578
    @idkwhattoputhere5578 Місяць тому

    it always slips away, just before i can understand whats happening.. still i understand the meaning. its such a beautiful video

  • @fascher_
    @fascher_ 9 місяців тому +3

    I love this 😭 so many amazing lines and beautiful scenes. I cried, man.... I think this animation is going to stay in my heart

    • @lanwang0175
      @lanwang0175  9 місяців тому +1

      thank you so much ; ; I really appreciate it!

  • @suushiiio
    @suushiiio 9 місяців тому +6

    Маш гоё болсон байна. Өмнө нэг ч удаа Нуунзаяа гэдэг түүхийг сонсож байгаагүй, гэхдээ энийг үзэж авсандаа маш их баяртай байна ^>^ Үнэхээр баярлалаа

    • @lanwang0175
      @lanwang0175  9 місяців тому +2

      Та тавтай морил! Сэтгэгдэл бичсэнд баярлалаа :))

    • @hoolidii
      @hoolidii 7 місяців тому

      Nuun zaya geed khorchin ardiin duu bgd yumoo. Ene sanaachilj hiisen suragch ni ovor mongol yum bnle. Duug ni sonsood uzeerei

  • @kyriesong1505
    @kyriesong1505 8 місяців тому

    I'm so impressed with the music, so emotional, so aligned with the whole film. Big bravo to Chang Le 常乐

  • @pretendihavecoolhandle
    @pretendihavecoolhandle 8 місяців тому +4

    I wish I could understand other people’s cultures better but It’s so difficult sometimes- There’s so many different kinds of subcultures, languages, religions, myths, legends, etc that I have no understanding of and no matter how hard I try I always end up back at square 1. Isn’t it amazing how many people think they’re the same but end up being completely different? I think it is

    • @lanwang0175
      @lanwang0175  8 місяців тому +4

      There are always things that we all share in common as human beings.

  • @discarnart
    @discarnart 7 місяців тому

    this is incredibly beautiful. the animation, the colours, the story- such a good short film

  • @makilune
    @makilune 9 місяців тому +1

    This is so so beautiful and so well done!

  • @catinglasses
    @catinglasses 8 місяців тому

    Wow, this moved me so deeply. Beautifully done.

  • @bokonoo77
    @bokonoo77 9 місяців тому +3

    Can’t believe that Mongolian done this
    Remarkable really

    • @bokonoo77
      @bokonoo77 9 місяців тому

      lol maybe not

  • @madhvishukla4332
    @madhvishukla4332 9 місяців тому +1

    Thank you 🙏💖 u solved one of my biggest problem ❤😊

  • @MasonPlowe
    @MasonPlowe 7 місяців тому

    Thank you, thank you, thank you

  • @nemoskill9831
    @nemoskill9831 9 місяців тому

    wooow mongolian animation, so cool
    I'm glad to see a story close to my culture
    good luck to you!!!

  • @uilse4k
    @uilse4k 8 місяців тому

    Хөөх би анх удаага монгол анимэшин үзлээ❤ юүтүбд хэр бараг тараад байдаггүй шүү🎉
    Амжилт улам их гоёыг хийгэрэй❤🎉

    • @hoolidii
      @hoolidii 7 місяців тому

      Zondoo olon animation bdg shu

  • @carlayvette1069
    @carlayvette1069 7 місяців тому +1

    💝

  • @fettywapofficial
    @fettywapofficial 8 місяців тому +1

    actually sobbing oh my god this was beautiful

  • @frozenspots928
    @frozenspots928 9 місяців тому +1

    THIS MADE ME SO HAPPY! Beautiful work!

    • @lanwang0175
      @lanwang0175  9 місяців тому

      I'm glad!! Thank you for watching!

  • @Halva-q3j
    @Halva-q3j 9 місяців тому

    This has to have much more views, it is so so incredible!

  • @acceptancebyembrace
    @acceptancebyembrace 9 місяців тому

    Absolutely beautiful! I love this beyond words

  • @phoenix333rises
    @phoenix333rises 9 місяців тому +1

    This is beautiful! Im enjoying it from Canada

  • @anonymousanon3055
    @anonymousanon3055 9 місяців тому +1

    Lovely!

  • @aldencrispin1086
    @aldencrispin1086 6 місяців тому

    I loved it!!! ❤

  • @Azucenary
    @Azucenary 9 місяців тому

    How moving. Thank you for this.

  • @Mindyzzzzz
    @Mindyzzzzz 9 місяців тому

    Absolutely beautiful ❤

  • @ijlayugan4149
    @ijlayugan4149 9 місяців тому

    Thank you for making this animation

  • @redbeans321
    @redbeans321 9 місяців тому

    I'm crying. This is so beautiful

  • @althae_the_dino
    @althae_the_dino 9 місяців тому

    Thank you. This is beautiful.

  • @ZinkIThink
    @ZinkIThink 9 місяців тому +2

    Excellent work! Please make more

  • @u3eli
    @u3eli 9 місяців тому +1

    This was such a beautiful story

  • @lilimeowkitties5766
    @lilimeowkitties5766 9 місяців тому

    This is criminally underrated

  • @francescacosta259
    @francescacosta259 9 місяців тому

    Absolutely stunning 😍

  • @ROSHITASINGH-x5f
    @ROSHITASINGH-x5f 9 місяців тому +2

    I love it

  • @jakekuo7562
    @jakekuo7562 9 місяців тому

    The character designs are immaculate!

  • @Missmuffin-ol5pf
    @Missmuffin-ol5pf 8 місяців тому +1

    That is a beautiful animation

  • @universewithinart2838
    @universewithinart2838 5 місяців тому

    This is so beautiful ❤️

  • @rui_322
    @rui_322 9 місяців тому +6

    Hi! I love your artwork, It's really beautiful! I like the colour palette!!! I'm kazakh and I would like to read about Nunzhaya, because I think the story is deeper and I'm just interesting. Where can I read about this story?

    • @lanwang0175
      @lanwang0175  9 місяців тому +5

      Thank you for your comment and yes! You can see more about the original story here in this video ua-cam.com/video/EnckNFbcaHU/v-deo.html . It's made by Bouzhigmaa Santaro, the voice actor for Nabq :))

  • @Tangerinemiu
    @Tangerinemiu 9 місяців тому

    Omgggg the voice acting!!!!!! So beautiful 😭🫶💖💖💖

  • @fionag7423
    @fionag7423 9 місяців тому +1

    This is beautiful!

  • @srtaalexia
    @srtaalexia 9 місяців тому +1

    amazing work ❤

  • @fernandauribe2503
    @fernandauribe2503 8 місяців тому

    Creo que no seré la misma después de esto...❤

  • @Nicole-bb2sg
    @Nicole-bb2sg 9 місяців тому

    Beautiful!!!

  • @honeybeer99
    @honeybeer99 9 місяців тому +10

    Tengri the sky will bless his children😭🤍💙💙💙 4:32

  • @JMPT
    @JMPT 9 місяців тому

    Pretty Amazingly Nice 🍃🍂🍃

    • @lanwang0175
      @lanwang0175  9 місяців тому +1

      thank you :))

    • @JMPT
      @JMPT 9 місяців тому

      :)

  • @eleanorspey5671
    @eleanorspey5671 9 місяців тому

    This was so gorgeous

  • @honeybeer99
    @honeybeer99 9 місяців тому +2

    Beautiful work 🤍🤍🤍

  • @motonosaur
    @motonosaur 9 місяців тому

    Ahhh mundg ymaaa❤❤❤

  • @tristarrr333
    @tristarrr333 9 місяців тому

    uneheer saihan nandin buteel boljee. joohon baihad emee us suljij ugdug baisan sanaand orood erhgui uilchihlaa. saihan baina aa.

    • @lanwang0175
      @lanwang0175  9 місяців тому +1

      setgegdel bichsend mash ih bayarlalaa💓

  • @lanaanovaa
    @lanaanovaa 8 місяців тому

    so underrated! 💔

  • @TheGajeHolic
    @TheGajeHolic 9 місяців тому

    This is beautiful

  • @nomk
    @nomk 9 місяців тому

    girll omg iamr lag hiisiin bee

  • @delusionaldragon42
    @delusionaldragon42 9 місяців тому +1

    This is beautiful. I'd love to read the folk song, if you can recommend a translated version!

    • @lanwang0175
      @lanwang0175  9 місяців тому +2

      Yes! You can see more information about this song in this video ua-cam.com/video/EnckNFbcaHU/v-deo.html . It's made by Bouzhigmaa Santaro, the voice actor for Nabq!

  • @iamb34
    @iamb34 8 місяців тому

    love the song idk if there is a full ver?

    • @lanwang0175
      @lanwang0175  8 місяців тому

      You can see more about the song here in this video ua-cam.com/video/EnckNFbcaHU/v-deo.html . It's made by Bouzhigmaa Santaro, the voice actor for Nabq :))

  • @neon_lights
    @neon_lights 8 місяців тому

    Is this based around a mythology? Can someone plz explain?? I dont think I know what culture this is from but this was such a beautiful animation and story i really want to know more about whst inspired it!!!

    • @lanwang0175
      @lanwang0175  8 місяців тому +2

      Thank you for your comment and yes! The film was inspired by the Mongolian folksong 'Nuunzaya', but the story was quite different from the historical one behind the song. You can see more about the story here in this video ua-cam.com/video/EnckNFbcaHU/v-deo.html . It's made by Bouzhigmaa Santaro, the voice actor for Nabq :))

  • @Umi-m7m
    @Umi-m7m 9 місяців тому

    Блин мне очень жаль, что из-за незнания языка я не могу толком понять что происходит. Только в очерень общих чертах

    • @lanwang0175
      @lanwang0175  9 місяців тому +4

      Спасибо за ваш комментарий. Речь идет о монгольской народной песне Нуунзая!

    • @Umi-m7m
      @Umi-m7m 9 місяців тому

      @@lanwang0175 Спасибо большое, что рассказали. Когда писала комментарий даже не надеялась, что мне ответят, тем более так скоро ( o°◡°o)

  • @bruemden
    @bruemden 8 місяців тому +1

    Absolutely stunning!