Reviews

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  • “Wavelength stands tall as being one of the more beautiful animated short films this critic has ever seen. It’s quite the transcendent fusion of poetry and design; combining evocative words with moving, textural visuals. This masterpiece is only a little over three minutes in runtime, and yet in that short span, the filmmakers craft such an emotional and complete expression... The animation throughout is astonishing... There’s a soft, hand-drawn, painterly evocation about it, despite some of its digital construction – and this is emblematic of the attention to detail present in Wavelength. There’s a great amount of depth in every frame; and, as someone who has become slightly desensitised to the ossified state of desaturated dramatic short films, the colours here felt cinematically rejuvenating.”

    - James Learoyd

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  • “…The art of a short film is to convey a message in as little time as possible. It’s a tricky balancing act, and Wavelength confidently handles it with exceptional honesty. It demands a meager 3 minutes and 42 seconds of your attention, checks all the boxes as far as the animation goes, and has real staying power thanks to a beautifully written arrangement of words. It certainly reads like a poem, the kind you would recite quietly to someone special who you truly, deeply miss.”

    - Mark Lakatos

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  • “A gorgeous animated film about love, loss, connection and the ways we communicate through not only words, but through the shifts and adjustments in our body language, in our facial expressions, in just general aura. Coming in at under four minutes, this short but powerful film manages to make a huge impact in such a short time. Buoyed by Lily Manning’s narration, Holly Warburton’s animation with direction by Kate Auster and a script by Benjamin Verrall, this film might be the most emotionally affecting four minutes of film seen in a long time.”

    - Russ Pirozek

  • “Wavelength is a beautiful curation of artistry and storytelling. From the beautiful animation to the intentional message behind the film, this is a short film that is sure to make you captivated and tune out the outside world, just like the characters on their journey. We love seeing animation done in such a stylistic and unique way.”

  • ‘It is amazing how many emotions can be evoked from a 4 min short film! From the art to the sound design this was utterly beautiful! It makes you feel seen through your heartbreak.’

    ‘Very sweet and melancholic look into the formation and crumbling of a relationship, with absolutely beautiful and gripping visuals…’

    ‘Absolutely adored the animation in this. Incredibly poignant.’