Caldera (film)

Caldera is an 11-minute animated short film released in 2012. It was directed by Evan Viera, co-written by Chris Bishop, co-produced by Chris Perry, and created in conjunction with Bit Films, the computer animation incubator program at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts.^[1][2]

Caldera
Official poster
Directed by	Evan Viera
Written by	Chris Bishop Evan Viera
Produced by	Chris Perry Evan Viera
Music by	Evan Viera
Production companies	Orchid Animation Bit Films Flicker Dreams Productions
Release date	March 11, 2012 (2012-03-11) (SXSW)
Running time	11 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Caldera received a Prix Ars Electronica Award of Distinction in the Computer Animation category in 2012.

Plot

Caldera is about a young girl who goes off her medication and leaves a bleak metropolis to immerse herself in a vibrant oceanic cove. Ultimately, the story is about the young girl's impossible predicament, where she can not live in either the fantastical and haunting world of psychosis or in the marginalizing society that mandates her medication.

Awards

2012

• Prix Ars Electronica – Award of Distinction (Computer Animation)^[3]
• Seattle International Film Festival - Award of Innovation^[4]
• Rome Independent Film Festival - Best Short Animation^[5]