A poem about December becomes three screens worth of stillness. Okamoto doesn't illustrate the words; he lets them hang in space while something quieter unfolds around them. What sticks is the gap between what you're hearing and what you're seeing, the place where your own memory fills in.

Tadanari Okamoto made this short film around a poem by Noriko Ibaraki that shares its title. It was first presented across three screens at once, and many years later it was cut again into a new version for release in Japan. As a single short piece built on a poem, it suits viewers curious about animation that pairs images with verse.