Stopmotion
Directed by Robert Morgan
Ella Blake is a stop-motion animator who is struggling to control her demons after the loss of her overbearing mother. Suddenly alone in the world, she embarks upon the creation of a macabre new puppet film, which soon becomes the battleground for her sanity. As Ella’s mind starts to fracture, the characters in her animated film take on a terrifying life of their own, and the unleashed power of her imagination threatens to destroy her.
A struggling stop-motion animator is haunted by her own creations in this acclaimed and nightmarish vision from director Robert Morgan.
Cast: Aisling Franciosi, Stella Gonet, Tom York, Caoilinn Springall, Therica Wilson-Read
Member Reviews
Letterboxd: Runnertw Creepy; cryptic; dark; grisly; nonsensical; short; slow-burning; squirm-inducing; trippy; unsatisfying; well-crafted; wince-inducing.
Good.
This film reminded me of three movies while I was watching it: Hereditary, Separation, and The House That Jack Built. It reminded me of Hereditary because of the tone and how slow and fleshed out (haha) this movie started off and kind of became throughout it's runtime. It reminded me of Separation due to its creative commentary on art and the power it can hold over its creator. Art can sometimes be possessive and manipulative and horrifying but it can also be a way to let go of something. . . whatever that something is. Also, the artist's creations reminded me of the comic characters from Separation. And finally, the various gore shots and bloody visuals were reminiscent of The House That Jack Built. I had an interesting time with this film. It's definitely interesting and one that might warrant a second watch through later on but definitely not soon as I need time to decompress from the experience I just had lol
good movie but the very ending was just a little off not as good as the rest of the movie
Pretty good actually. it’s ‘stop motion meets body horror meets mad artist’. the stop motion element is really what makes it a more unique take. worth a watch though for sure. I love that Shudder has Mad God and Stopmotion in their library. it’s a great art form!