Don’t Think of a Pink Elephant
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NOMINEE - BEST STUDENT FILM
2017
United Kingdom
7 mins
Animated Film Competition
| Suraya Raja | |
| Rebecca Smith | |
| Oliver Culiffe-Davis, Molly Clarke, Susan Clarke | |
| Implied Violence |
Don’t Think of a Pink Elephant enters the world of a teenage girl fighting daily against compulsive thoughts and urges. Layla is terrified by her potential to do harm, until challenged to face her darkest fears.
About the Director
Suraya Raja is an animator and director, and a graduate of the National Film and Television School, where she completed an MA in Animation Direction. Her films tell stories of the absurdity of human behaviour, the internal and the tragicomic, influenced by her previous work in psychology and social issues, and also by her day-to-day observations of human behaviour. Suraya has worked in film and television, most recently at Aardman Animations, and is currently developing her own work.
Reviews
Herself: Girlhood in Stop Motion Film – Santa Barbara Independent, Rachel Heidenry
DIY Filmmakers Explain How to Make a Horror Film On the Cheap – Broadly, Sirin Kale
The film collective exploring the intersection between feminism and horror – Little White Lies, Matt Turner
Don’t Think of a Pink Elephant: An Interview with SurayaRaja – Puppet Place, Emma Windsor
Awards
2018 Animation Dingle (Ireland) – Best Stop Motion
2017 Portugal International Film Festival (Portugal) – Best Animation
2017 Phenicien International Film Festival (France) – Best Animation
2018 Oniros Film Awards (Italy) – Best Director
2018 Oniros Film Awards (Italy) – Best Animation
2018 Mediterranean Film Festival (Sicily) – Best Horror
2018 Brooklyn Women’s Film Festival (USA) – Best Student Film
2018 Spotlight Horror Film Awards) – Gold Award
2018 Montevideo World Film Festival (Uruguay) – Best Animation
2018 Cinemaway (Ukraine) – Special Insignia
