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Here's the trailer for The Glassworker, Pakistan's first hand-drawn anime film

Here's the trailer for The Glassworker, Pakistan's first hand-drawn anime film

Looks like composer turned animator Usman Riaz put his Kickstarter money to good use
26 Oct, 2016

Looks like composer-turned-animator Usman Riaz put his Kickstarter money to good use.

Riaz, who managed to fully crowdfund his passion project of creating Pakistan's first completely hand-drawn anime, has just released the first trailer of the film's prologue.

The Glassworker, which is being made under the banner of Mano Animation Studios, is a coming-of-age story about a young boy named Vincent, who is learning the art of glassblowing from his father in their Glass Shop. As he grows older he begins to fall in love with a frequent visitor of the shop — a young girl named Alliz.

In an earlier interview with Images, the youngest TED fellow ever shared: "The film will follow [main characters, the glassworker] Vincent and [his regular customer/violinist] Alliz through their developing years as life gets more complicated and inhibits their relationship. It will be a comment on the effects of war on children and just explore the bond between the two main characters."

If all this wasn't impressive enough, the orchestral score for the project has also been done by the 25-year-old artist.

Within an hour of sharing the trailer on their Facebook page, the team has already gotten the seal of approval from one of the industry bigwigs.

The Moor director is not so easy to please
The Moor director is not so easy to please

Here's hoping this budding superstar keeps blazing a trail for animation in Pakistan!

Comments

Azhar Oct 26, 2016 12:27pm
Amazing production! May you succeed in your mission.
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Tahir Oct 26, 2016 12:35pm
Animations = Brilliant Trailer = Could have been better Overall = Good effort
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Oct 26, 2016 12:38pm
Keep up the good work Usman.
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