Paleontology fans are eating good with paleomedia lately! Between Walking With Dinosaurs 2025, the upcoming third season of Prehistoric Planet, new episodes of Dinosauria, and more, there’s plenty to keep us occupied.
Just this week, a short film called Tears of the Mountain released on YouTube, taking the paleosphere by surprise. Directed by Luke Ashworth, Yehor Bondarenko, Alp Kurdoğlu, Romane Talva and Ange Yajima as a graduation project at the Gobelins film school, the short follows a young hunter hoping to score big by hunting down a legendary beast. Before I go on any more, watch it here for yourself!
Well, that was something, wasn’t it? The plot may be relatively simple, but it tells an effective story, even if the “hunter comes to understand/spare their prey” may be a bit cliche. More uniquely, it imparts an interesting spiritual element to its Yutyrannus star that I don’t think I’ve seen in a piece of paleomedia before (though I suppose it shares a certain contemplative mood with Sharp Teeth). The art design is gorgeous, and the dinosaur itself looks fantastic. I’m always down for a well-executed bit of traditional animation.
I’m certain paleonerds will be talking about this one for a good while yet. As this was a school project, I doubt this particular team will be doing anything similar together anytime soon, but I wish them well in their endeavors. As for Tears of the Mountain, I give it a hearty Dino Dad Stomp of Approval!
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I’m surprised more dino fans aren’t talking about “Tears of the Mountain”, hence why I posted it in my FB groups.
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