Mesofaune

Some stories are epic in scale – and so indeed is Mesofaune.  A lone captain, scarred by years of battle against a huge swamp beast, navigates his ship through a murky quagmire.  His quarry is elusive and he must use every item at his disposal in his ruthless pursuit of revenge.  There are definite shades of Moby Dick here and the battle scenes are quite simply amazing. Please make sure that you watch this to the end for a remarkable twist in the tale.  It is not so much deus ex machina but rather deus est machina.  If you know your Latin, that might just be a spoiler. If not – watch away!

This remarkable animated short was created by ARTFX, the International School of Cinema, 2D & 3D Animation, Visual Effects (VFX), Video Games, Programming and Fine Arts in France.  The crew of the film included Louis Cresson, Alexandre Gauch, Maxime Guedon, Léo Kobisch, Yanis Laserre, Morgane Mongendre, and Romain Pautre.