Watch the heartfelt animated short "How Small!" by Charlene Xu

"Over time, you started forgetting about us all… But you never forgot how to knit." Another very personal short film about growing up. How Small! is an award-winning animated short directed by filmmaker Charlene Xu, who completed this film as a thesis film at NYU. A young woman remembers her deceased grandmother. It won a few awards and performed at festivals last year and this year before its online debut. She adds, "It's a semi-autobiographical 7-minute short film about the relationship between me and my late grandmother, whose volatile personality troubled and confused me as a child." With a beautiful voiceover by Xu, as well as music composed by Haibei Wang. Xu is clearly a talented animator and her style is so soft and tender, yet full of emotion and her characters are full of life despite their delicacy. Watch below.

Thanks to Vimeo Staff Picks for the tip on this short. Brief synopsis via Vimeo: "A young woman remembers her deceased grandmother, whose volatile personality troubled and confused her as a child…" How Small! is written, directed and hosted by LA-based filmmaker Charlene Xu - you can see more of her work on her Vimeo or visit her official website or follow her on IG @charlene_xxu. It is produced by James Qiu and Charles Dong. With music composed by Haibei Wang, with Braulio Lin as guitarist. This premiere premiered last year at the 2021 Los Angeles Animation Festival (where it won Best Student 2D Animation) and was also selected by the National Board of Review. Originally created as his thesis film for NYU. For more information on the short film, visit Xu's website. To discover more short films, click here. Any opinions?

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