Amazing animation and atmosphere
Your animation style is amazing, and it's obvious you put a lot of effort into this. The characters and the atmosphere are engaging, the music also fits it very well. Overall it's an amazing piece, certainly impressive for your first submission (congratulations on that), and absolutely deserving of front page.
My only critique would be that it's very short. The ending occurs before you want it to, and there isn't really any sort of climax or closure to this fascinating world that you've created. I'd love to see you create a more full-length version of this in the future.