Inflate / 打气儿
Directed by Yuxi Zou (邹宇熙)
China · 2026 · 3 min 37 sec · AI animated short
Submitted to RTV International Film Festival 2026Synopsis
An invisible balloon hangs above everyone. Expectations, grades, judgment and relationships keep inflating it while the colors of the world slowly fade with age. A person pushed to the edge by pressure finally stops to face the balloon and learns to see, acknowledge and coexist with it.
Director(s)
Yuxi Zou directs Inflate, an AI-assisted animated short submitted by Chongerdong Studio. The film uses an invisible balloon and a changing palette to explore psychological pressure, expectations and coexistence with difficult emotions.
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RTV International Film Festival — Inaugural Online Edition · 2026