THE OCEAN DUCK
A woman visits her ailing grandmother in a hospital during a flood, bringing back fond memories of the past – spilling over into fantastical visions in the present – as an ancient tale comes to life.
The Ocean Duck, an animated short film directed by Huda Razzak and co-directed by My Anh Ngo, combines the beauty of ancient poetry and illuminated manuscripts with the modern story of a young woman and her grandmother. It is based on a poem in Rumi’s Masnavi, describing a duck that is raised by chickens, despite its true home being the ocean – a symbol for the eternal. The Ocean Duck is a visual expression of how folklore and magical realism can help achieve a transcending experience.
PROCESS
The Ocean Duck is a hybrid 2D animated film that utilizes
both traditional hand-drawn animation and puppet animation.
GALLERY
FILM FESTIVALS
Austin Film Festival
October 21-28, 2021
St. Louis International Film Festival
November 4-21, 2021
San Francisco International Film Festival
April 21-May 1, 2022
Honorable Mention, Golden Gate Awards
Palm Springs International ShortFest
June 21-27, 2022
Hamptons International Film Festival
October 7-16, 2022
SCAD Savannah Film Festival
October 23-30, 2021
Winner, Best Animated Short by a SCAD Student
Foyle Film Festival
November 19-28, 2021
Light in Motion Competition
Atlanta Film Festival
April 21-May 1, 2022
ASIFAC-South Animation Festival and Conference
July 29-30, 2022
Winner, Best of the South Award
Arab Film Festival
November 11-20, 2022
Chicago International Children’s Film Festival
November 5-14, 2021
New York International Children’s Film Festival
March 4-19, 2022
Winner, Jury Award for Animated Short, Academy Award®-Qualifying
Animayo Film Festival
May 4-7, 2022
HollyShorts Film Festival
August 11-20, 2022
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles
December 3, 2022
PRESS
CREDITS
Directed & Produced by
Huda Razzak
Co-directed by
My Anh Ngo
Featuring
Jeed Saddy as Bebe
Young Heba
Israa Zainab
Heba
Huda Razzak
Composer
Stephanie Hamelin Tomala
Production Management
Huda Razzak
Allyssa Lewis
Art Direction
Katarzyna Doszla
Animation Supervisor
My Anh Ngo
Lead Rigging Artist
Denise Anger
Visual Effects Lead
Ryen Goebel
Visual Development
Katarzyna Doszla
My Anh Ngo
Seyoung Jang
Chi Nguyen
Chan Ju Park
Michelle Agatha
Coleton Bryan
Story
Huda Razzak
Screenplay
Huda Razzak
Toby Osborne
Storyboards
Huda Razzak
My Anh Ngo
Seyoung Jang
Dusty Higgins
Jay Patel
Payton Edwards
Rig Animation Leads
My Anh Ngo
Nghi Lu
Rig Animators
Catriona Dinero
Payton Edwards
Alana Mango
Emily Rodriguez
Traditional Animators
Calo An
Donielle Anderson
Jenny Boccardi
Jerry Delgersaikhan
Faith Dickey
Catriona Dinero
Payton Edwards
Shaurese Foster
Han Htin
David Joyner
Chyna Key
Saiya Lin
Eden Liu
Nghi Lu
Katie Narsavage
My Anh Ngo
Chan Ju Park
Emily Rodriguez
Alex Sellati
Veronica Todd
Clean Up
Chyna Key
Ian Cole
Josh Mizrahi
Erika Clift
Calo An
Color
Lisa Maeda
Ian Cole
Josh Mizrahi
Effects
Ryen Goebel
Shaurese Foster
Raea Bucher
Alex Sellati
Yeliz Motro
Trent Bellet
Compositing
Ryen Goebel
Sara Westover
Eman Abdul-Razzak
End Credits
Vivian Amaro
Post-Production Sound Coordinator
Stephanie Hamelin Tomara
Sound Designers
Sam Mongeau
Stephanie Hamelin Tomala
Foley Artists
Sam Mongeau
Erica Wong
Dialogue Editor
Erica Wong
Sound Editors
Sam Mongeau
Zion Wade
Erica Wong
Music and Sound Mixer
Maxime Vermette
CONTACT
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