| The Aroma of Tea | |
| Director: | Michaël Dudok de Wit |
| Producer: | Willem Thijssen |
| Runtime: | 3:20 minutes |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Language: | no dialogue |
The Aroma of Tea is a 2006 Dutch animated short film written and directed by Michaël Dudok de Wit. It shows how a small sphere travels in a determined and rhythmical manner through land-scapes, emerging at the end into a larger sphere of white light. Both the graphic brushstroke and the music, with its haunting rhythms, are strikingly simple and direct. The theme of the film, a quest followed by a union, is as old as time and recognizable despite its limitless variations.