| Missing U | |
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| Directed by | Brooke Wagstaff |
| Written by | Brooke Wagstaff |
| Produced by | Brooke Wagstaff |
| Starring | Brooke Wagstaff Adam Ratner |
| Animation by | Brooke Wagstaff |
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Release date |
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Running time | 2 minutes 29 seconds |
| Country | United States |
Missing U is a 2013 short animated film made by Brooke Wagstaff which was featured in multiple film festivals.
A 3D animated adventure that follows the letter I as she travels great distances to find her missing U.
The film was created by Wagstaff over the span of a year and a half while she was a student at the Ringling College of Art and Design. She made it for her senior thesis while pursuing a degree in Computer Animation. It was created using the 3D computer graphics software Autodesk Maya but styled to mimic a variety of traditional techniques such as hand-drawn animation and claymation. The film was made only using resources available through the school. [2]
| Event/Organization | Award/Honor | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vimeo [3] | Staff Pick | Online | August, 2013 |
| On Video Creative Festival [4] | Audience Choice Award | Seoul, South Korea | August, 2013 |
| Ritz Premiere International Short Film Festival | Official Selection | Lincoln, England | November, 2013 |
| Indiedemand Film Festival [5] | Best Film of the Year, Staff Pick | Online | November, 2013 |
| SIGGRAPH Asia Computer Animation Festival [6] | Official Selection | Hong Kong | November, 2013 |
| Sonoma International Film Festival | Official Selection | Sonoma, USA | April, 2014 |
| NonStop Barcelona Animació [7] | Official Selection | Barcelona, Spain | May, 2014 |
| Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia [8] | Official Selection | Tokyo, Japan | June, 2014 |
| Scratch! International Animation Film Festival [9] | Official Selection | Lecce, Italy | June, 2014 |
| Camp Bestival | Daily Screening | Dorset, England | July and August, 2014 |
| CINE [10] | Golden Eagle Award | International | July, 2014 |
| Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival [11] | Official Selection | Bristol, England | September, 2014 |
| Be There! Corfu Animation Festival [12] | Official Selection | Corfu, Greece | October, 2014 |
| Bradford Animation Festival [13] | Official Selection | Bradford, England | November, 2014 |
| Puchon International Student Animation Festival [14] | Official Selection | Bucheon, South Korea | November, 2014 |
| Red Rock Film Festival [15] | Official Selection | Zion Canyon, Utah | November, 2014 |
| International Students Creative Award [16] | First Prize: Overseas Division | Osaka, Japan | November, 2014 |
| Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival [17] | Official Selection | Los Angeles, USA | December, 2014 |
| Student Filmmaker Awards [18] | Best Animated Film | Park City, USA | January, 2015 |
| Festival Cinema Giovane [19] | Official Selection | Pieve a Nievole, Italy | March, 2015 |
| Tricky Women International Animation Festival [20] | Official Selection | Vienna, Austria | March, 2015 |
| New Orleans International Children's Film Festival [21] | Official Selection | New Orleans, USA | March, 2015 |
| WonderCon International Children's Film Festival [22] | Official Selection | Anaheim, USA | April, 2015 |
| The Other Art Fair [23] | Official Selection | Bristol, England | May, 2015 |
| San Diego International Children's Film Festival at San Diego Comic-Con [24] | Official Selection | San Diego, USA | July, 2015 |
| Shorts on the Beach [25] | Official Selection | Long Beach, USA | August, 2015 |
| Ars Electronica Animation Festival [26] | Official Selection | Linz, Austria | September, 2015 |
| Long Beach International Film Festival [27] | Official Selection | Long Beach, USA | September, 2015 |