This first autumn the seasons of summer and winter meet one another for the first time as the girl representing the life and color of summer, finds a tree that doesn't have leaves on it – something that in her world simply doesn't exist. While she examines this on the edge of her own world, the boy of winter and his pack of skeletal dogs sees the girl and comes to investigate.
In terms of narrative this is a simple little short film which is delivered without dialogue and is very much about the fairytale of the separation of these two seasons and their clashing characteristics – it is simply told as a story although it does have a certainly touching beauty to it. Most of this comes from the visual design and delivery, which is just incredibly good looking. The world of summer is green and lush, with that warm light that you really only get in lush climates towards the end of a great day; meanwhile the world of winter is cold, dead and clean in its whiteness. The interaction between the two is visually very impressive and it is a short film that you could screenshot frequently because of how good looking it is.
The heart in the visuals though is not just superficial and it feeds down into the story to include the characters and their interactions in this short tale, making the viewer care and feel for them in this beautiful world. Of course it is still a simple story but it is really a very beautiful film to watch and this is what charmed me into it.