--- title: "Her Shadow Resigned. — 2D animation / Independent short — Kontimo Studio" url: "https://kontimostudio.com/en/works/slot-11" language: "en" description: "A woman keeps working. Her shadow packs a yellow suitcase. An absurd departure becomes a shared pause." --- [↖ ALL WORKS](https://kontimostudio.com/en/works)INDEPENDENT WORK / 2026 2D animation / Independent short # Her Shadow Resigned. A woman keeps working. Her shadow packs a yellow suitcase. An absurd departure becomes a shared pause. ![A woman keeps working. Her shadow packs a yellow suitcase. An absurd departure becomes a shared pause.](https://kontimostudio.com/assets/projects/portfolio/animation/cover-v2.webp) 01 / THE FILMADAPTED PORTFOLIO COVER ## What if even your shadow needed a break? The short gives a familiar expression of exhaustion a physical form. A woman stays at her laptop while her shadow becomes an independent character, packs a suitcase and heads for the door. 35.09s · 1080 × 1920 · Illustrated short ## Watch the work. Independent animated short. Concept and final edit by Veysel Basdemir. [Watch the film](https://kontimostudio.com/assets/projects/portfolio/animation/istifa.mp4) Her Shadow Resigned.35.09s · 1080 × 1920 ## The same silhouette, a different intention. The bun, clothing outline and body language connect woman and shadow without making them identical performers. Teal walls, warm wood, an orange sweater and a small yellow suitcase make the action readable in a textured illustrated room. [![The shadow packs its suitcase](https://kontimostudio.com/assets/projects/portfolio/animation/film-frame-01.webp)](https://kontimostudio.com/assets/projects/portfolio/animation/film-frame-01.webp) The shadow packs its suitcase [![The familiar room becomes a departure scene](https://kontimostudio.com/assets/projects/portfolio/animation/film-frame-02.webp)](https://kontimostudio.com/assets/projects/portfolio/animation/film-frame-02.webp) The familiar room becomes a departure scene ## Let the ending change the rhythm. The film leaves the desk for a park bench. The pair share space and a quieter moment instead of staying inside the departure gag. Vertical framing keeps the relationship between faces, full-body silhouette and suitcase close throughout the 35-second short. [![Outside the work routine](https://kontimostudio.com/assets/projects/portfolio/animation/film-frame-03.webp)](https://kontimostudio.com/assets/projects/portfolio/animation/film-frame-03.webp) Outside the work routine [![A shared pause on the bench](https://kontimostudio.com/assets/projects/portfolio/animation/film-frame-04.webp)](https://kontimostudio.com/assets/projects/portfolio/animation/film-frame-04.webp) A shared pause on the bench ## Cover artwork [![01 / Cover artwork](https://kontimostudio.com/assets/projects/portfolio/animation/cover-kapaq.webp)](https://kontimostudio.com/assets/projects/portfolio/animation/cover-kapaq.webp) 01 / Cover artwork Creative direction and final edit — Veysel Basdemir / Kontimo Studio. AI-assisted production. Have a world in mind? Let’s talk ↗ [NEXT PROJECT ## Realism. ↗](https://kontimostudio.com/en/works/slot-12)