On a sunny afternoon, Ronja challenges Emil to compete in a boat racing competition.
A student project by Sophie Freis, Paulina Sophie Heuser, Jan-Leon Kromer and Sarek Lambert
3. Semester, 2022
Supervised by Noa Kafka and Paul Nasdalack
Animation & Game
The ambitious girl Ronja approaches Emil to challenge him for a boat race. While Ronja is completely focused on winning the game and runs ahead, Emil takes more time to appreciate the nature around him, which is how he spots a beautiful bee that lands on his boat. Very excited about the bumblebee Emil forgets about the ongoing race and takes his boat out of the water. Ignorant of her surroundings, Ronja does not notice that her playing partner is missing, until she arrives at the finish line.
She stomps back to him, ready to let out her anger. But when she sees the reason why Emil decided to stop, Ronja is startled and begins to understand what is more important in life than winning. She drops her own boat to the ground, sits down in front of Emil and picks up a flower herself. Both children are amazed by the bumblebee that approaches Ronja’s flower and continues to fly away following the path of the little river.