Royal College of Art
Graduates: 2023
Specialisms: Animation / Film & Animation / Film
My location: London, United Kingdom
First Name: Yaya
Last Name: Wang
University / College: Royal College of Art
Course / Program: Animation MA
Graduates: 2023
Specialisms: Animation / Film & Animation / Film
My Location: London, United Kingdom
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A castaway, Tofu, is found ashore by a group of musicians. Together, the band welcomes their newcomer. Meanwhile, at the other side of sea, something is calling upon Tofu in reminiscence of a past storm. ____ Into the next tide is a fragmented reconstitution of thoughts and Yaya's experiences of grief, gathering everything from the loss of loved ones, end of friendships, and exploring the parts of themselves still to be found within the realm of gender questioning. Yaya dedicate this film to the queer, East and South-East Asian communities in London and beyond, that have offered them a new, caring home. This film is an offering, gathering of past selves and a deep desire to be present. Into the next tide invites to a world where there's no need for binary opposition when all our sorrow and joy can exist at the same time. Into the next tide is a set-free, and an ode to enjoying the process of making, while keeping it playful, open, and improvisational, as an act of honoring the love we have for drawing, and let ourselves into the unfurling, fertile surprise that freedom brings, weaving into the space of unknown.