Synopsis:
In this terrifying tale of childhood brutality, just watch how the lead character’s face changes from a pockfaced villain to a scared kid as he wrestles with his anger and doubt, and surely you’ll remember a time when you did something wrong and knew you couldn’t stop yourself.
- Director:
- J.J.Villard
- Year:
- 2003
- Country:
- United States
- Running time:
- 12 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation, Mixed media
- Production type:
- Student
- Script writer:
- J.J.Villard
- Genres:
- Drama, Tragedy, Abstract, Experimental
- Tags:
- Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Relationships, Surreal, Sad, Death, Shame
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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