Anna

Anna

Originally unveiled at the Machinima Film Festival 2003, 'Anna' won praise for its grace and beauty, and we've been waiting with baited breath to bring it to a wider audience since then.

Made in Fountainhead Entertainment's Quake III-based Machinimation, this is Quake III as you've never seen it, showing the power of what is, now, a fairly old engine. 'Anna' is the story of a single flower's life, from birth to - well, I won't spoil it for you. Resembling nothing so much as a Hans Christian Anderson story come to life, it combines a Burtonesque Gothic fairytale sensibility with simply beautiful artwork and a surprisingly subtle story.

Katherine Anna Kang, the film's director, says "There's a lot of symbolism in these stories and in many ways you can imagine the worlds continuing on with or without you. It's the same with "Anna". There's a lot happening there and if you look at it from a different perspective each time you see it, you'll be able to take a glimpse into another pa