The Ostrich Has Run Away
Animation , Music Video ,3 min , 2023
Commissioned work for Chirs Lee ’s music video
Based on a true story of an ostrich
escaping a safari park
and dying of exhaustion
after running 20 kilometers.
Various artworks were inspired by this story.
Yuan Shui distilled these into animation,
symbolizing the subjective projections of people
onto the ostrich and playfully reflecting
how an ostrich might perceive humans.
escaping a safari park
and dying of exhaustion
after running 20 kilometers.
Various artworks were inspired by this story.
Yuan Shui distilled these into animation,
symbolizing the subjective projections of people
onto the ostrich and playfully reflecting
how an ostrich might perceive humans.
Online
2023
"The Ostrich Has Run Away" has received
widespread acclaim on various platforms
and achieved tens of millions of views on the day of its release.
Screenings
2024
Feinaki Beijing Animation Week , China
HiShorts!Film Festival, China
Rising of Lusitania - AnimaDoc Film Festival , Poland
2025
Kaboom Animation Festival , Netherlands
The Happy Valley Animation Festival (HVAF) , USA
24FRAME Future Film Fest , Italy
Feinaki Beijing Animation Week , China
HiShorts!Film Festival, China
Rising of Lusitania - AnimaDoc Film Festival , Poland
2025
Kaboom Animation Festival , Netherlands
The Happy Valley Animation Festival (HVAF) , USA
24FRAME Future Film Fest , Italy
Credits
Director / Art Director / Character Animation
Yuan Shui
3D Animation / Editing / Compositing
Haomin Peng
Collage Animation
Zhengqiang Pan
2D Animation
Shuiyuan Shui, Zhengqiang Pan, Haomin Peng
Visual Typography & Design
Zhiheng Wang, Yezi
Production Consultant
Yuxian Li
Production Manager
Shuiyuan Shui
Production Coordinator
Cheng Qiu
Animation Assistants
Shiyu Tang, Lingchang Xu, Wen Shui
Promotion & Distribution
Tiantian Hu, Yuxian Li, Gangan Zhou
Dance Consultants
Pingguo AnyMotionPicture Studio, Zilong Liu, Tabby the Cat Studio
Produced by
Pingguo AnyMotionPicture Studio
Director / Art Director / Character Animation
Yuan Shui
3D Animation / Editing / Compositing
Haomin Peng
Collage Animation
Zhengqiang Pan
2D Animation
Shuiyuan Shui, Zhengqiang Pan, Haomin Peng
Visual Typography & Design
Zhiheng Wang, Yezi
Production Consultant
Yuxian Li
Production Manager
Shuiyuan Shui
Production Coordinator
Cheng Qiu
Animation Assistants
Shiyu Tang, Lingchang Xu, Wen Shui
Promotion & Distribution
Tiantian Hu, Yuxian Li, Gangan Zhou
Dance Consultants
Pingguo AnyMotionPicture Studio, Zilong Liu, Tabby the Cat Studio
Produced by
Pingguo AnyMotionPicture Studio