Amane Oda
Directing
Biography
Graduated from Hiroshima City University, Faculty of Arts, Department of Design and Crafts in 2020. As of 2021, she is currently enrolled in the Department of Animation, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo University of the Arts. She creates animations and illustrations.
Known For
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Anime Supernova
This work is based on 15 years of entries in the diary that I’ve kept since age eight. Through creating this work I was searching for freedom from my preconceptions about animation and myself.
Amane Diary
This work is a missive to the life form we call viruses in the hope that we can coexist. The relationship between humans and viruses is poetically expressed from a different perspective.
Dear Viruses
Directed by Japanese filmmaker Ryo Orikasa, this animated short was inspired by Henri Michaux’s book of poetry and drawings of the same name, about his experiences with mescaline. The film explores the limits of language and perception, creating connections between sound, meaning, shapes and movement.
Miserable Miracle
Things are kind of crappy right now. In Japanese, we say "hanakuso (nose snot)" instead of crap, though. Here's a dose of hope and giggles.