Lǎo Lǎo

Rendered in charcoal on a single sheet of paper, the animation journeys through the family portraits orchestrated by grandma throughout her life.
As each image is drawn, erased, and redrawn, the surface accumulates charcoal residue much like how past memories leave faint marks on us. Much like living itself, it can only move forward.
Eventually, the film unfolds into a reflection on the end and beginning of life.