Chado
A coming of age story, set in an enchanted Russian wilderness, by Dominica Harrison.
Premiered in competition at the 18th International Animation Festival in Japan – HIROSHIMA 2020.
Won second prize at the 9th International Kansk Video Festival, nominated for the McLaren Award for Best British Animation at Edinburgh International Film Festival 2020, longlisted for the BAFTA for British Short Form Animation 2021, nominated for the British Animation Awards Audience Award 2022 and received a Vimeo Staff Pick in 2022.
Exhibited at Leicester Print Workshop, 12 September to 7 November 2020, and at Bath Artists’ Studios, 6 August to 5 September 2021, as part of Dominica Harrison’s solo show, Chado: Dreaming in Texture, supported by Arts Council England.
During a long hot summer in the forest, Child is forced to grow up. First her Dog becomes ill, then out of the blue her Mother returns to their dacha with a new lover. Child’s world is turned upside down. With each unsettling event, her visions become stronger to the point where she decides on a dangerous decision. Chado combines digital animation and risograph printing to transform a coming of age tale into an enchanting short film.
Produced by Animate Projects, co-produced with Blind Pig, and supported by the BFI Network with National Lottery funding.
Dominica Harrison was born and raised in Moscow, Russia and now lives and works in London, England. In 2016 she graduated with a First Class Hons BA Animation from the Edinburgh College of Art. Her graduation film Illusions was made entirely using a screenprint technique and had worldwide success at festivals and art exhibitions. The film won the Emergent Trigger Award at Locomotion Animation Festival, Best Animation – Feel The Reel Animation Festival, Shooting People’s Short Cuts December 2018 Round, the NEO Print Prize Award 2016, and was shortlisted for the RTS Scotland Student Award. She has continued to make short films during residencies and for the ‘Preschool Poets’ project.
