The DefendAnt
"The DefendAnt" explores themes of injustice, prejudice, racism, and the search for a new beginning. It highlights how a small, natural difference can turn the world against you for things beyond your control. In this short film, the ant symbolizes human struggles, with its complex colony system reflecting societal structures. Through a judicial process, the truth behind the protagonist’s unique situation is uncovered.
Directed and animated by
Maria Chiara Ciccarelli
Final project for NABA - Film and Animation
Professor Supervisor: Michel Etienne Fuzellier
Sound Design: Ernesto Suarez
Festivals:
Finalist:
Jing Shan Classic, Cultural and Arts Awards
Sardinia Film Festival XV edition
Nominee:
SWAN Film Festival
Selected:
Lift-Off Global Network Sessions 2020
Monthly Indie Shorts 2020
Vesuvius International Monthly Film Fest July 2020
New Cinema - Lisbon Monthly Film Festival May 2020
Duff- Dubrovnik Film Festival 2020
Premio Fausto Rossano 2020
Festival de Cinema Estudantil de Guaìba