SANZIANA

“Sânziana is a 12:18 min female-led psychological suspense film with Romanian mythology influences. It tells the story of Ileana, who chased by nightmares at night and a stalker by day, journeys through the realm of the dreaming and the everyday streets of life finding the allies to guide her back to self in order to face the demons of her past and confront the villains in her present. It explores the themes of betrayal, female archetypal mentoring, childhood trauma, courage and self-transformation.”

A project by SanzianaFilms

Producer-Writer-Director: Daniela Stemate

My role in this project is a sole 2D animator for the dreaming realm of the film, which depicts a spiritual and psychological progression of the female protagonist, bringing Daniela Stemate’s ideas and visions into a tangible outcome in the form of 3 separate animated dreams. My work includes character and background design, storyboarding, animatic, 2D animation, and minor compositing.