Stopmotion animation for film 'The Gift'

Hemali Vadalia

It is my first short film, exploring the nested narrative structure. A story of a grandfather lovingly crafting a story book for his grandson. I used the medium of clay- stopmotion, paper cutout animation and hand drawn animation to create three interlinked stories.

Hemali Vadalia is an Indian multidisciplinary artist, based in New York city. Her work explores the ideas of freedom, self-image, and belonging in the everyday lives of people. In the past, she briefly studied at the Academy of Art and Angel Academy of Art in Florence, Italy.

She holds a Masters in Animation and Film Design from IIT Bombay, and a Bachelors in Computer Engineering from University of Mumbai. Over the past 5 years, Vadalia has worked with major productions like Breakthru…

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