# Missing U (film)

Missing U is a 2013 short animated film made by Brooke Wagstaff which was featured in multiple film festivals.

## Plot

A 3D animated adventure that follows the letter I as she travels great distances to find her missing U.

## Production

The film was created by Wagstaff over the span of a year and a half while she was a student at the Ringling College of Art and Design. She made it for her senior thesis while pursuing a degree in Computer Animation. It was created using the 3D computer graphics software Autodesk Maya but styled to mimic a variety of traditional techniques such as hand-drawn animation and claymation. The film was made only using resources available through the school.

## Festivals and Honors

| Event/Organization | Award/Honor | Location | Date |
| Vimeo | Staff Pick | Online | August, 2013 |
| On Video Creative Festival | Audience Choice Award | Seoul, South Korea | August, 2013 |
| Ritz Premiere International Short Film Festival | Official Selection | Lincoln, England | November, 2013 |
| Indiedemand Film Festival | Best Film of the Year, Staff Pick | Online | November, 2013 |
| SIGGRAPH Asia Computer Animation Festival | Official Selection | Hong Kong | November, 2013 |
| Sonoma International Film Festival | Official Selection | Sonoma, USA | April, 2014 |
| NonStop Barcelona Animació | Official Selection | Barcelona, Spain | May, 2014 |
| Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia | Official Selection | Tokyo, Japan | June, 2014 |
| Scratch! International Animation Film Festival | Official Selection | Lecce, Italy | June, 2014 |
| Camp Bestival | Daily Screening | Dorset, England | July and August, 2014 |
| CINE | Golden Eagle Award | International | July, 2014 |
| Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival | Official Selection | Bristol, England | September, 2014 |
| Be There! Corfu Animation Festival | Official Selection | Corfu, Greece | October, 2014 |
| Bradford Animation Festival | Official Selection | Bradford, England | November, 2014 |
| Puchon International Student Animation Festival | Official Selection | Bucheon City, South Korea | November, 2014 |
| Red Rock Film Festival | Official Selection | Zion Canyon, Utah | November, 2014 |
| International Students Creative Award | First Prize: Overseas Division | Osaka, Japan | November, 2014 |
| Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival | Official Selection | Los Angeles, USA | December, 2014 |
| Student Filmmaker Awards | Best Animated Film | Park City, USA | January, 2015 |
| Festival Cinema Giovane | Official Selection | Pieve a Nievole, Italy | March, 2015 |
| Tricky Women International Animation Festival | Official Selection | Vienna, Austria | March, 2015 |
| New Orleans International Children's Film Festival | Official Selection | New Orleans, USA | March, 2015 |
| WonderCon International Children's Film Festival | Official Selection | Anaheim, USA | April, 2015 |
| The Other Art Fair | Official Selection | Bristol, England | May, 2015 |
| San Diego International Children's Film Festival at San Diego Comic-Con | Official Selection | San Diego, USA | July, 2015 |
| Shorts on the Beach | Official Selection | Long Beach, USA | August, 2015 |
| Ars Electronica Animation Festival | Official Selection | Linz, Austria | September, 2015 |
| Long Beach International Film Festival | Official Selection | Long Beach, USA | September, 2015 |