Sway

January 25, 2016

Sway is a non-narrative computer generated film that celebrates body hair and rock gods.
Directed, animated and composed by Faiyaz Jafri
Produced by Hyper-Unrealism / Faiyaz Jafri
All rights reserved © 2016 by Faiyaz Jafri / Hyper-Unrealism

Amoricania from Faiyaz Jafri on Vimeo.

Official Selections, Screenings & Awards

• Athens Animfest, Athens, Greece (Apr 11, 2016)
• Semi-Finalist at the 39th Elche International Independent Film Festival (July 2016, Alicante , Spain)
• 9th International Animation Festival Fest Anca, Zilina, Slovakia (June 29 – July 3, 2016)
• Odense Film Festival, Odense, Denmark (Aug 29 – Sept 4, 2016)
• Verona International Film Festival, Verona, Italy (Sept 1 – 2, 2016) – New Vision Award
• Linoleum International Contemporary Animation and Media-Art Festival, Kiev, Ukraine (Sept 1 – 2, 2016)
• Animaldiçoados, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Sept 1 – 11, 2016)
• Animaldiçoados, Sao Paulo, Brazil (Sept 17 – 18, 2016)
• Supernova, Denver, USA (Sept 24, 2016)
• Boston Short Film Festival, Boston, USA (Oct 10 – 13, 2016)
• VIS Vienna Shorts 2017, Vienna, Austria (June 1 – 6, 2017)
• FILE 2017, São Paulo, Brazil (July 17 – Sept 3, 2017)
• 30th Society for Animation Studies Conference, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada (June 18 – 22, 2018)
• 11th Klik Amsterdam Animation Festival (Oct 10 – 14, 2018)
• Pugnant Film Series, Athens, Greece (July 4th, 2019)
• Ottawa International Animation Festival, Ottawa, Canada (Sept 25 – 29, 2019)

Stills

Tags: body hair, dance, hair, hair metal, head banging, hirsute, nude, rock