Synopsis:
A still, blank sheet of paper. A silhouette appears delineated beneath its surface. Here is our hero, Tis. He struggles and manages to free himself from the sheet of paper, but his feet remain attached to it. In the distance, he sees a crowd of beings similar to him.
- Director:
- Chloë Lesueur
- Year:
- 2016
- Country:
- France
- Running time:
- 9 min.
- Technique:
- Cut-Out Animation, Mixed media, Stop Motion Animation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Saïd Hamich
- Script writers:
- Chloë Lesueur, Claude Le Pape, Marie Madinier
- Production:
- Barney Production
- Distribution:
- Shortcuts
- Genres:
- Drama, Experimental, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Surreal, Festival Darlings, Mental health, Trauma, Identity, Relationships, Poetic, Transformation, Sad, Minimalist
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
- Awards:
- Cine Infantil Ojo Al Piojo / 2016 / Mention spéciale du jury, Puerto Madero Film Festival / 2016 / Meilleur court-métrage, Palm Springs International Animation Festival (PSIAF) / 2017 / Prix du meilleur court-métrage d'animation en papier, Trois Jours Trop Courts / 2017 / Prix des cinglés
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