Fragile Machine is an indie cyberpunk

Cyberpunk

Cyberpunk is a postmodern and science fiction genre noted for its focus on "high tech and low life." The name is a portmanteau of cybernetics and punk, and was originally coined by Bruce Bethke as the title of his short story "Cyberpunk," published in 1983...

 short film created by a team of artists called Aoineko.

Plot

Leda Nea is a scientist working for the Göln Remedios laboratory. Following the death of her daughter, Leda volunteers as a test subject in a series of experiments designed to mesh human and machine.

Reception

Fragile Machine was premiered at the Waterloo Festival for Animated Cinema in 2005

Fragile Machine was well received at various film festivals, winning accolades such as:

"Best Animated File Award (2005): The Sedona International Film Festival

Sedona Film Festival

The Sedona International Film Festival founded in 1994 is held in Sedona, Arizona, USA each year. A workshop also accompanies the event.The Sedona Film Festival is a five-day festival that features more than 125 films, including features, documentaries, foreign films, shorts, animation and student...

"Special Tribute for Animation (2005): Imaginaria

Imaginaria

Imaginaria is a collection of computer animated short films produced by Miramar Images Inc. The original music was produced by the Austin, Texas, composer , featuring songs by Powell, a longtime producer of family music, and co-writer Chris Martin. Imaginaria was released in 1993, originally on...

"Honorable Mention for Work in Progress (2005): DIY Film Festival

Reviews of Fragile Machine were generally positive. Brett D. Rogers of fps Magazine called the film "a well-styled piece of visual and audio cyberpunk, setting lessons learned from Blade Runner, Ghost in the Shell and Metropolis to a beat."

External links

• http://www.fragilemachine.com/ Official website
• http://www.cyberpunkreview.com/movie/decade/2000-current/fragile-machine/ Review at Cyberpunk Review