38th edition
17-25 january 2026

A Moment's Reverie

Tess Martin

Image A Moment's Reverie
United Kingdom
2007 Fiction 10 min
A Moment's Reverie is a back-lit paper cut-out stop-frame animation set in the ephemeral world of thoughts and dreams. A central character, travelling in a train, becomes a window into a dimension where words come alive, truths are revealed, and wishes remain just that.
Screenplay : Tess Martin
Image : Tess Martin
Sound : Tess Martin
Music : Michail Mavronas
Editing : Tess Martin
Production : Tess Martin
Tess Martin is from the US but grew up in Europe and is currently working in the UK where she animates paper and gives other materials a new existence. A Moment's Reverie is her first professional short.