A cinematic piece about vulnerability as the source of strength, inspired by a collage I made some time ago. A crimson origami figure breaks open, almond blossom flowers erupt from within, and their petals transform into a kintsugi hawk flying toward camera. Created entirely in Renoise Canvas using image-to-video in Seedance 2.0, with each static reference image defining the washi paper and origami aesthetic before animation with GPT Image-2.