Virtual Brooklyn Film Festival

Animation Block #1

Available in 21d 23h 32m 15s
Available May 30, 2026 4:00 AM UTC
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Afterlife is a meditative animated short that explores the quiet spaces within a restless mind. Overwhelmed by the fast pace of city life, a young soul steps away, flees into a quiet inner world, and finds herself reconnected to nature’s gentle rhythms. Through fluid, wordless visuals, the film captures an emotional retreat into memory, silence, and self-awareness.

It is meant to be felt more than understood, which invites viewers to slow down, breathe, and remember the grounding power of the natural world. Afterlife is a quiet call back to presence, softness, and being.

  • Runtime
    7 minutes
  • Language
    Chinese
  • Country
    China
  • Director
    Yimeng Wang