Yuki Hayashi
Paper Bird Animation
@yukihayashi
Award-winning animator. Every frame is a love letter to origami.
Filmography
Roots of Iron
Three generations of a steel-working family face the closure of the last mill in their Pennsylvania town.
Paper Cranes
A lonely origami crane comes to life in a Tokyo paper shop and embarks on a journey to find the child who folded her — before she unfolds forever.
The Last Alibi
A defense attorney realizes her client's perfect alibi was manufactured by the actual killer — who is sitting in the courtroom.
Robot Garden
Decommissioned robots in a junkyard cultivate a secret garden, attracting the attention of the corporation that discarded them.
Before the Storm
A storm chaser and a meteorologist fall in love while tracking the same tornado across three states, documenting both the weather and their feelings.
The Confession Room
A priest hearing confessions realizes one of his parishioners is describing a murder that will happen tonight — and the target is him.
Plastic Ocean
A team of scientists maps the Great Pacific Garbage Patch using satellite AI and discovers it has tripled in size since the last survey.
Dad Jokes
A stand-up comedian discovers he has a teenage daughter when she shows up at his worst-reviewed show and heckles him off stage.
The Extraction
A hostage rescue team must extract a diplomat from a fortified embassy before a coup erupts, and their getaway helicopter is three rooftops away.
The Mannequin
Department store employees working the overnight shift discover the mannequins have been moving — and one of them is not a mannequin.