A Nine Minute Animated Film Will Have You Crying and Smiling! Windup’s a Little Miracle.

Animation directors Yibing Jiang and Jason Keane have created a nine-minute wordless marvel called Windup, now available on YouTube. It’s about a little girl in rural China who is bedridden with illness. Her father tries to keep her spirits buoyed, and with a wind-up toy, they create a beautiful tune. What She Said’ Anne Brodie spoke with Jiang and Keane.