Synopsis:
Animated film called oh God is a picture presenting the world observed and created by the author. The reality presented in the film might be described using such terms like inertia, chaos. Animated characters are characterized by a lack of willingness to take any action, are passive and indifferent, unable to create their own reality. The author presents a world that loses its original shapes, loses its identity. Groaning “oh God” as a main theme combines it all, meaning the combination of grimace, sigh, and a quiet whisper of despair over our own impotence.
- Director:
- Betina Bożek
- Year:
- 2017
- Country:
- Poland
- Running time:
- 4 min.
- Technique:
- Hand-drawn Animation, 2D Animation
- Original title:
- Oh Jezu!
- Production type:
- Student
- Producer:
- Robert Sowa
- Music composer:
- Kaja Szwarnóg
- Production:
- Animated Film Studio
- Genres:
- Drama, Experimental, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Surreal, Festival Darlings, Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Relationships, Love, Humor, Poetic, Shame
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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