Commissioned by Barbican x The Smalls for their "Inside out" short film series, "True Sound Facade" is a poetic dance and animation film in which a dancer realises their digital self feels truer than their real world self. The film takes its inspiration from the japanese notions of "honne" the true sound, one's innermost feelings, and "tatemae", the façade we put up to live in society. It stars Kino McHugh, dancing with and against a colourful animated environment born out of her movements.
By combining live-action and animation, the film becomes a celebration of how our inner and outer lives merge with each other playfully in the act of artistic creation.
Laura N-Tamara: London-based, French-Indonesian animator / director with a keen interest in painting, drawing and printmaking. I blend watercolour and monoprint with digital 2D animation, play with both traditional and digital techniques. Her animation and mixed media shorts have screened internationally and have been nominated for awards.
Kino McHugh is a dancer and choreographer of Australian and Japanese descent. Her style fuses contemporary hip hop and nihon buyo. She choreographed award-winning music videos and won the Juste Debout Battle Opera representing the UK.
Commissioned by Barbican x The Smalls for their "Inside out" short film series, "True Sound Facade" is a poetic dance and animation film in which a dancer realises their digital self feels truer than their real world self. The film takes its inspiration from the japanese notions of "honne" the true sound, one's innermost feelings, and "tatemae", the façade we put up to live in society. It stars Kino McHugh, dancing with and against a colourful animated environment born out of her movements.
By combining live-action and animation, the film becomes a celebration of how our inner and outer lives merge with each other playfully in the act of artistic creation.
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