In Nagori—a Japanese word meaning “the traces that linger”—a fisherman turned war hero drifts across seas of ink and memory to find the daughter he lost to time and discovers that love’s shadow remains long after the tide has gone.
Guillaume Hurbault used Adobe Firefly to evoke the quiet beauty of sumi-e ink painting, blending its minimalist style with cinematic movement to craft what he calls “animated poetry.” The result is a quiet, haunting meditation on loss, love, and what stays with us after both have passed.
This short debuted at Adobe Max 2025.
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