off-time
A data engineer rushes through life, believing multitasking saves time—but it only creates chaos. Despite his strict control over time, nothing gets done: his home is a mess, work overflows, and breakfast is always burnt. He discovers joy in life only when time breaks apart.
11 mins | USA, Japan, Ukraine | 2025
production: self-produced with the support of the Hiroshima Artist-in-Residence-2022
direction, animation: Nata Metlukh
sound design: Maksym Andrukh
production: self-produced with the support of the Hiroshima Artist-in-Residence-2022
direction, animation: Nata Metlukh
sound design: Maksym Andrukh
still frames
animation
early style frame concepts
awards
Grand Prix at the Golden Kuker International Animation Film Festival (Bulgaria, 2025)
Satoshi Kon Award for Excellence in Animation at Fantasia (Canada, 2025)