Our Pain

Japan2023animated16'Międzynarodowy konkurs krótkometrażowy (2023)

A visual attempt to capture the essence of pain, a universal phenomenon experienced individually by each person. By intertwining contrasting images, the animation presents the phenomenon from a variety of perspectives – as physical suffering and emotional pain. Incessant scratching or bodily injury are set next to the protagonist’s visit to a cemetery or a therapy session and Band-Aid is used to stitch both injuries and torn photographs. The animation is pinching and intriguing – the image is deformed by glitches, the film texture is coarse and the characters assume unnatural dimensions and body proportions making the viewer uncomfortable.