My Favorite Words

(Mes mots préférés)

2016

Overview

A narrative-driven animated piece built around memory, language and personal experience, using a highly stylized visual world to guide the story.

My Role

Scriptwriting, Visual Storytelling, Direction & Animation

Approach

The piece combines illustration, collage and animation to create a more intimate and imaginative tone. Rather than relying only on exposition, the visuals help communicate emotion, place and memory.

Impact

The Shortcut won the Francophonie Audiovisual Contest, earning recognition for its creative storytelling and visual approach.

Selected frames

Jonathan Maldonado 2026