Where Flowers Once Grew touches on small town life and the effect memories have on a person. Edith has lived her whole life in a tiny Texas town. Anchored by happier memories with her late husband, she feels stunted in a life that no longer suits her. The film borrows visual elements from ink wash paintings and is rendered in an experimental 3D style with animation that mimics hand-drawn sketches.
Written and Directed by Gabrielle Ray
Produced by Danielle Riseley
Character Modeling
Jakki McDonald
Caitlyn Byham
Character Rigging
Lindsey Sprague
Prop Modeling
Gabrielle Ray
UV Unwrapping
George Fleites
Jason Fernandes
Particle Effects
Kelly Larkin
Gabrielle Ray
Inking
Gabrielle Ray
Sabrina Chaney
Animation
Gabrielle Ray
Jeannine Kernisan
Katie Olson
Anna Vrieling
Layout Painting
Gabrielle Ray
Matthew Mantel
Vince Cappelluti
Sound Design
Magnus Nelson
Re-recording Mixer
Clay Skinner
Music
Mathew Pelton
Lane Gardner
Voice Acting
Elaina Valore
Where Flowers Once Grew made its debut at the SCAD Graduate Animation Juried Showcase and received the Chair's Select Award for Achievement in Animation.
Where Flowers Once Grew has been accepted into the following festivals:
SCAD Graduate Animation Juried Showcase (USA) * ASIFA-Atlanta Roll Yer Own Fest (USA) * CutOut Fest (Mexico) * Short Short Story Film Festival (USA) * SCAD Animate! (USA) * The World Animation Celebration 2015 International Short Film Festival (USA) * Filmstock Film Festival (USA)
Green Mountain Film Festival (USA) * Arkansas Shorts (USA) * Animac 2016 (Spain)
New York Independent Film Festival (USA) * Winner of Red Dot Award 2016 (Germany)