Synopsis:
A ball, some brains, and a lot of fluids trigger a black comedy of sickness and mania in this true story as told by Kenneth Seligson.
- Director:
- Jonathan Seligson
- Year:
- 2017
- Country:
- United States
- Running time:
- 7 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation
- Production type:
- Student
- Producer:
- Jonathan Seligson
- Animator:
- Jonathan Seligson
- Script writers:
- Jonathan Seligson, Kenneth Seligson
- Music composer:
- Jonathan Seligson
- Sound designers:
- Ben Huff, Jonathan Seligson
- Editor:
- Jonathan Seligson
- Production:
- CalArts – California Institute for the Arts
- Distribution:
- Vimeo
- Genres:
- Drama, Documentary, Tragicomedy, Experimental
- Tags:
- Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Humor, Transformation, Surreal, Festival Darlings
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- CalArts Producers' Show, Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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