Shapes of Us
Aranza Bergés & Emilio Terrazas
See it On Campus: Level 1
Small theatre, room D1375
Visitor InfoThe President’s Media Awards for Excellence – Best in 2D or Experimental Animation: Winner
2D + Experimental Animation
Shapes of Us is a film about two friends who embark on an adventure to visit sculptures around the world. As they experience art and beauty together, their relationship blossoms and evolves.
Poster by: Sofia Gottfried & Aranza Bergés Navarrete
Duration: 5 min 40s
Media: 2D Digital & Experimental Animation
Genre: Romance and Drama
Shapes of Us Trailer:
Artist Statement
Shapes of Us (2025) is a manifestation of love and beauty. It explores the idea of finding beauty and wonder in the world and being able to share it with someone else. There is power in telling stories of the mundane and the small things, stories about our relationships with each other and with the world that surrounds us. We were moved to create this film by our desire to explore connectivity through art. The film also explores themes of gratitude and acceptance, that things are not permanent, and that there is beauty in fleetingness. It is a reflection on our relationships and the way we have learned to care and appreciate each other, and the wonder that surrounds us.
Credits:
Directors:
Aranza Bergés Navarrete
Emilio Terrazas Rocha
Music Composer:
Nathan Racey
Sound Design:
Aranza Bergés Navarrete
Layout Design:
Aranza Bergés Navarrete
Alessio Ríos Díaz
Animation:
Aranza Bergés Navarrete
Emilio Terrazas Rocha
Alexandra Bowyer
Coloring:
Aranza Bergés Navarrete
Emilio Terrazas Rocha
Ariadne Asturiano Vera
Alessio Ríos Díaz
Deanne A. Emery
Voice Actors:
Emilio Terrazas Rocha
Frangeliz Ocasio
Compositors:
Aranza Bergés Navarrete
Emilio Terrazas Rocha
Alessio Ríos Díaz
Editors:
Aranza Bergés Navarrete
Emilio Terrazas Rocha
Poster Design:
Aranza Bergés Navarrete
Sofia Gottfried
About the Directors:
Aranza Bergés Navarrete is a Mexican artist born and raised in Mexico City, currently working in Vancouver on the unceded lands of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. She studied 2D Experimental Animation at Emily Carr University of Art + Design, with a focus on storytelling and experimental approaches. Her work often explores themes of womanhood, evolution, and acceptance. She has worked as a production assistant and storyboard artist for the short film The Palace by Lauren Marsden. Her first student film, Have You Seen Me?—an animated short about missing and murdered women in Mexico—is currently screening on the film festival circuit.
Emilio Terrazas Rocha is a Mexican animator based in Vancouver, Canada. With a lifelong love of storytelling, he draws inspiration from films, cartoons, and the vibrant energy of his hometown, Mexico City. Emilio studied 2D Experimental Animation at Emily Carr University of Art + Design, focusing on character animation and mixed media. He has worked on multiple projects including, this was meant to be for Nora, a short film that has received international recognition. His ultimate goal is to contribute to films and television shows that ignite the imaginations of people, inspiring them just as he was inspired by the stories he grew up watching.
