JAMIE MACHUL
Animation storyteller
Good Enough (graduation film)
2024
Three people confront their fears of inadequacy.
Runtime: 4'34"
Techniques: Digital animation, analogue animation, Riso print, lithograhy, etching, monoprint
This film was screened here:
For our graduation film, I collaborated with Noémie Kohl and Noa MacDonald to explore what it means to be good enough. The shortfilm follows three individuals as they confront their fears of inadequacy in different situations. Using vibrant, textured Riso prints for real-world scenes and black-and-white etching and lithography for the characters' emotional worlds, we embrace and celebrate imperfection and traditional printmaking.
Fear of failure is a topic that has interested me for some time. For this project, I interviewed several people in my surroundings about their experiences with it in order to understand the patterns and commonalities between them.
Based on the stories I heard and the associations the interviewees described, Noa and Noémie helped me form three separate storylines that converge into one.
Noa and I co-produced the film and I collaborated on the sound design with Eforez.
