A wasteland littered with the remains of humankind, from broken down cars to shipwrecks to discarded consumer goods: A father (voiced by Alfonso Borbolla) is so obsessed with his dream to build a gigantic lighthouse from literally scrap that he ignores everything else around him, very specifically the well-being of his kids Lucia (Maria Penella Gómez) and little Mati (Jaden Juárez) often leaving them on their own for days except for when he needs them for assisting him on scavenger tours. And even on these he treats them more as slaves than children, making sure these tours are as joyless as possible. So of course he doesn't notice their silent rebellion and ultimately running away - pretty much at the hour of his silent (perceived) triumph, which he only then realized he has nobody to share with ...

Now I'm perfectly aware that above synopsis fails to give you an accurate impression of Shimmer, a film that relies as much on its story as it does on its imagery, imagery that finds poetic beauty in dilapitated wastelands, damaged consumer goods and steampunk-like creations, that mixes a deeply human story with sjrrealism, and what's most important, the visuals really support the story rather than overwhelm it  And the storydoesn't relegate the pictures to second fiddle either, staying inentiionally bare bones, denyiing us a backstory or long-winded explanations that are really not needed for the story's core and would distract from its impact. So in all, this is a pretty breath-taking piece of CG-animation.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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