coming out early 2026!
stay tuned for updates on it's release
About the Film:
Haiku is a 2D animated music video created in response to the ongoing realities of genocide worldwide. Inspired by a haiku by Kobayashi Issa (1763–1828), the film follows a young woman split between two simultaneous states of being, reflecting the fracture between the beauties of everyday life and the persistent presence of global violence and suffering.
preproduction concepts for the final sequence of the film
CREDITS:
Composed & Arranged by Moira Smiley
Moira Smiley - voice, piano, percussion
Craig Hella Johnson - voice
Shara Nova - voice
Lysander Jaffe - violin, viola
John Dunlop - cello
Edited & mixed by John Anthony
Mastered by Tom Volpicelli
Directed and Animated by Christine Banna
Additional Compositing and Animation by Katelyn Park
Haiku poem by Kobayashi Issa (1763-1828), translated by Robert Hass
copyright Smiley & Banna 2026