Falling Down
5:00 mins
United States of America
Feb 17, 2024
In Competition
This animated short film, showcases director Conner Sisemore's skills in animation, a medium he has been passionate about since a young age. The film was a significant achievement in Sisemore's developing career, eventually bringing him to study Film and Television Production at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.
Falling Down has received notable critical acclaim on the film festival circuit, highlighting its artistic merit and technical execution. Besides participating at the 2023 edition of our Y-CAM Film Festival where he won First Place in the Animation category, Falling Down was honored with the Best Student Film award at the Kansas City FilmFest International and the Best Regional High School Film at the Fort Smith International Film Festival. This consistent recognition across multiple festivals underscores the film's high quality and its impact on judges and audiences, cementing Falling Down as one of the standout projects of Conner Sisemore's early career.
About
Conner Sisemore
Conner Sisemore was a high school filmmaker, writer, and humorist, with a passion for storytelling, who resided in Belton, Missouri. Conner first became passionate about filmmaking at the age of eight when he began making animated films with Flipnote Studio on his Nintendo DS. His unique storytelling ability, which began, according to his parents, “before he said his first words,” won praise from friends, family, teachers, and professionals alike.
When not in the classroom, Conner spent most of his waking hours immersed in his passion for sharing the nearly endless number of stories and ideas that flowed through his brain with the rest of the world as he worked towards pursuing his goal of having a successful career sharing his love for storytelling.