Screening
Animation Category Finalist
Eye Bags
Ho Wai-kwan
Col / 5'45" / In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles
Through the monologue, Talia tells her experience of having a chronic insomnia problem. She does not know the reasons that cause this problem and eventually she meets Ah Gum, the goldfish who lives in her eye bags. They develop an interesting relationship.
Insomnia is derived from the inner personal problem in certain extent. Therefore, by knowing oneself is the best way to treat insomnia. This animation uses insomnia as a period of time for self-discovery. It shows that getting lost is finding yourself. As an insomniac, I want to call the resonance of the insomniac and to let the non-insomniacs feel the mood of insomnia through this project.