Student
Oniko
UTS Animal Logic Academy
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Oniko is a dark, stylised animated short set in Edo-period Japan, where a princess is forced to flee her snowbound castle with her newborn, as samurai hunt her through the night. Driven into a storm-lashed forest and toward a cliff above the ocean, she must rely on determination, sacrifice, and a terrifying secret bound to her child to survive. Blending historical drama with supernatural myth, Oniko is a tense, atmospheric tale about motherhood, defiance, and the cost of choosing one’s own fate.
CREW
Abigail Zhou / Aditi Ram / Alexandre Chabot / Alonzo Nathan Theja / Andy Wu /Ashley Rae Wu / Bronte Phillips / Byron Boyd-Morgan / Cat X. Qian / Claniel Le / Cody Guy / Daniel Lee / David Cho / Dion Aryana / Ellen Cole-Clarke / Eric Chan / Ewan McDonald / Guy Verge Wallace / Isabella Au / Jack Hoang / Jessie Lines / Jimmy Xin / Julia Parkinson / Kendall Wang / Kurt Liu / Logan Davis / Nia Yau / Ollie Ryder / Oren Gourlay / Patrick Edmonds / Patrick Montague / Pranav Patil / Sarah Nield / Victor Zhang / Wave Hu / Zachary Christoforou
SOFTWARE
Adobe Photoshop / Autodesk Maya / Nuke / Houdini / Renderman / Substance / Mari / Katana / ZBrush