io9 tips us off to a fantastic CG short from Youngwoong Jang, a Korean student filmmaker, called “Mirage”. The short is about a tiny cyborg who needs a drop of water to survive.
Jang says that the movie is about his experience as a collector, feeling “endless desire.” But we watch his tiny cyborg climb strange flowering plants, and following the impossible, gorgeous curves of a water pipe system, there is no feeling of urgency. Instead there is an almost meditative feeling as this lovely world unfolds. You’re left with a quiet appreciation for all the hidden places where water droplets are to be found. And a desire to see more work from Jang.
It’s truly beautiful, but a bit slow to load (hosted overseas). See the video after the break.
via io9 – Gorgeous Short Film About a Bio-Robot With Endless Desire – For Water – Mirage.