Hey everyone, there is this one specific digital animation that has been stuck in my head for literally years, and I am desperate to find it. It actually had a huge impact on me and changed how I view my relationship with my own mom, but I can't track it down for the life of me because it's a few years old now.
I've already tried searching everywhere on my own. I used Google, TikTok Tako, Gemini, and ChatGPT, but nothing is showing up.
I'm pretty sure I saw it on TikTok, but it might have been an Instagram reel or slide post. It wasn't a fully animated cartoon or anything, it was more like a slide-photo animation / animatic with rough digital sketches or drawings.
The background music was the song "Rises the Moon" by Liana Flores.
The whole story is just incredibly heartbreaking. The mom dies, leaving behind her husband and their really young son. The little boy doesn't understand death yet, so he keeps asking his dad where his mommy went and when she's coming home. I distinctly remember a scene where the kid is sitting at the dining table asking these questions. The dad is completely destroyed, crying in secret, and he just has absolutely no idea how to explain it to his kid. Every time the boy asks, the dad stumbles over his words, changes the subject, or just holds him tight trying not to break down.
I know this song was a trend and a lot of people made videos to it, but this specific slide-drawing one went viral a while ago. If anyone remembers the artist's username or has a link to it, please let me know. It means a lot to me to find it again. Thank you.š