"Sugar - A Bittersweet Journey" dives into the captivating adventure of an extraterrestrial on a crucial mission to secure sugar and safeguard his home planet.

From my earliest memories, I've been fascinated by the idea of life beyond our planet, wondering if there are beings out there similar to us. I wanted to create an extraterrestrial character who, despite being different, still faced relatable problems and dreams.

The story reminds us that no matter how far we wander in space, home will always hold a special place in our hearts. This is the driving force behind the aliens´ grand adventure.

Over 7 semesters at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW Hamburg), I brought 'Sugar - A Bittersweet Journey' to life. Using Blender for CGI, and with the help of Xuecong Chen for sound design and Yinjun Zhang for music, I'm looking forward to sharing this exciting sci-fi adventure with you.

I´m happy to announce that the short film was featured on the YouTube channel "TheCGBros", which has 4.5 million subscribers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVqGuhcM68k&t=6s

Details: 
Title: Sugar - A Bittersweet Journey 
Genre: Science fiction, adventure 
Director, writer, 3D animator: Ilya Landshut 
Sound designer: Xuecong Chen 
Composer: Yinjun Zhang 
CGI software: Blender 
Release date: August 2020 
Running time: 7:40 minutes 
Language: English 
Aspect ratio: 16:9 ​
Country of production: Hamburg, Germany 

Festivals & awards: 
Featured on "TheCGBros" Youtube channel with 4.5 million subscribers
Official selection/nomination at “Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2021” 
Official selection at “Ivy Film Festival 2021” 
Official selection at “Ufology Paranormal Phenomena International Film Festival 2020“
Nomination at “abgedreht! film festival 2023”
Silver award at “Sound for Visual Media - AES Show fall 2020“
Semi finalist at “Pan African Youths Film & Arts Festival 2021”
Finalist at “Accordi @ Disaccordi - International Short Film festival 2020”
Finalist at “AniMate - Australia Animation Film Festival”