Bead Game

"In this animated short, thousands of beads are arranged and manipulated, assuming shapes of creatures both mythical and real. They continually devour, merge, and absorb one another in explosions of color." (courtesy of National Film Board Archive)

"ISHU PATEL is an acclaimed animation film director/producer and educator whose films have received theatrical and television distribution worldwide. His many international awards include two Oscar Nominations, the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, the British Academy Award, and the Grand Prix at both Annecy and the Montreal World Film Festival.

Born in Gujarat, India, Ishu Patel graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University, Baroda, completed his graduate studies in Visual Communication at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, and advanced Graphic Design at Basel School of Design, Switzerland. A Rockefeller Foundation Scholarship brought him to the National Film Board of Canada." (courtesy of ishupatel.com)