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Goodbye by
 Cally Trench

Goodbye (2023) is a very short animation film in which a woman experiences grief and a transformation; the starting point is an ink and pastel drawing by Cally of her own face. Sound and animation by Cally Trench. [40 seconds] Completion date: 10th April 2023.


Goodbye is being screened in Seeing in the Dark on Saturday 1st June 2024, 2-5pm, at the Newark Works, as part of Fringe Arts Bath. Seeing in the Dark is made up of films that explore the themes of loss and grieving creatively.

Hastings Rocks International Film Festival 2024

Goodbye was an Honourable Mention in the 2024 Hastings Rocks International Film Festival, with online screening, 10th-17th April 2024.

Brighton International Animation Festival 2024

Goodbye was an Official Selection in the 2024 Brighton International Animation Festival, with a live screening at Fabrica, Duke Street, Brighton on Sunday 7th April 2024 in the 'Artist Film' section. A specially-made minimally-subtitled version of the film was shown.

Cardiff Mini Film Festival 2024

Goodbye was an Official Selection in the 2024 Cardiff Mini Film Festival, with a live screening at Clwb Ifor Bach, Womanby Street, Cardiff on Sunday 21st January 2024.

Life Screenings One Minute Film Festival November 2023

Goodbye was an Official Selection in the Life Screenings One Minute Film Festival - November 2023. Curated by Banks Helfrich. Screened via Facebook on Saturday 25th November 2023, including participation by Cally Trench in a Q&A with the curator.

Goodbye was an Official Selection in the 2023 Newcastle International Short Film Festival, with a live screening at the Royal Exchange Hybrid Theatre, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, on 17th and 18th November 2023.

Screaming Ostrich International Film Festival 2023

Goodbye was an Official Selection in the 2023 Screaming Ostrich International Film Festival, with a live screening in the 'Animations' section at the West Newton Cinema, West Newton, Massachusetts, USA, on 14th October 2023.

Unthinkable 2023

Goodbye was an Official Selection in Unthinkable, a new film festival based in Hull, with a live screening on 13th October in Godber Studio, Hull Truck Theatre. Goodbye was also shown on loop, alongside others, in Unthinkable's exhibition screening space down Whitefriargate in Hull city centre, 12th-22nd October 2023.

Screaming Ostrich International Film Festival 2023

Goodbye was a Finalist in the 2023 Shiver International Film Festival.

Goodbye was shown in Stand Up Cinema: Short Film Evening at the Rising Sun Arts Centre, Reading, on 8th September 2023.

Goodbye was included in a showreel in In The Likeness of Birds: Recent works by Annie Rapstoff, Monika Tobel and Cally Trench, an exhibition at The North Wall Arts Centre, Oxford (July 2023).

Walthamstow International Film Festival 2023

Goodbye was a Selected Film in the 2023 Walthamstow International Film Festival, and was screened live on 4th June 2023 at Walthamstow Trades Hall, London. This was the premiere of Goodbye.

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