Synopsis:
The exploration of masculinity begins with the Minotaur, a mythical creature the artist Picasso used to portray himself in his etching print series. The Minotaur goes through a violent struggle between being male and female. Finally, the lines blur, and the boundaries of sexes disappear.
- Director:
- Chaerin Im
- Year:
- 2021
- Country:
- Germany, South Korea, United States
- Running time:
- 6 min.
- Technique:
- Stop Motion Animation, 2D Animation
- Production type:
- Student
- Producer:
- Fabian Driehorst
- Animator:
- Chaerin Im
- Music composers:
- Karie Jacobson, Drew Kowalski
- Sound designers:
- Karie Jacobson, Drew Kowalski
- Editors:
- Fabian Driehorst, Chaerin Im
- Production:
- Fabian&Fred
- Distribution:
- Fabian&Fred
- Genre:
- Experimental
- Tags:
- Spirituality, Identity, Poetic
- Audience:
- Adults
- Website:
- chaerinim.com
- Festival selections:
- Ann Arbor Film Festival, VIENNA SHORTS - International Short Film Festival, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film, Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Dokufest, Odense International Film Festival, Linoleum Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival, Drama International Short Film Festival, Guanajuato International Film Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Viborg Animation Festival, StopTrik International Film Festival, International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, Bucheon International Animation Festival, Uppsala Short Film Festival, Spark Animation, Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), Kaboom Animation Festival, Florida Film Festival, Riga International Film Festival, "Atlanta Film Festival, Georgia", Busan International Film Festival, Fest Anča International Animation Festival, Nashville Film Festival
- Submitted by:
- Eszter Gajdos
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