Carrots don’t wait | Le carote non aspettano
Lina Machida
Japan | 2023 | 7’36 International Preview
That stray dog that the girl loved so much wanted an apple for a long time. Meanwhile, the carrots try to turn everything into a seedbed. The girl opens the box and leaves with the dog because they know that decay is inevitable.This animation captures a moment of overlapping birth and death.
Direction, animation, editing: Lina Machida
Production: Ind.

Lina Machida
Graduated from the Department of Design at Tokyo University of the Arts in 2021, received master’s degree from the Department of Animation at Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School of Film and New Media in 2023.

