Sea of Leaves: A Stunning Animated Pirate Tale of Regret, Revenge and Redemption

 

A tale of regret and revenge – two great staples of a pirate adventure.  So, Sea of Leaves is not unusual in that respect.  What does make it different, however, is the setting.  The pirate ship, with the remnants of its crew = the captain Viktor and his first-mate Bill, glides through the air towards a huge, forested area – in which lurks their destiny.  For they have been there before and the captain, wracked with guilt because his avarice cost so many lives, is determined to get his revenge on the one thing he blames.  What that is and whether Victor gets his revenge is up to you to discover…

This hugely enjoyable animated short was created by students at ESMA in France as their graduation project. It was directed by Vincent Bohnert, Margaux Bontron, Anaë Duquenne, Juliette Gilles-Payart, Veronika Nikulina, Romain Paillet, Yoann Paquet, Quentin Thisse and Maxime Verclytte. The music was composed by Matei Pouzet, while the sound design was created by Mickaël Merrheim, José Vicente and Yoann Poncet. The voice cast features Mark Kaczmarek, Robert Laborde, Vincent Bohnert and Quentin Thisse.  Bravo to everyone involved in the making of this beautifully crafted short.