Atrophy (2010)

Original title

Atrophy and the Fear of Fading

Directed by

Palesa Shongwe

Country

South Africa

Runtime

8 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A short film set in South Africa. It follows a character dealing with personal loss and emotional decay.

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What happens

Atrophy (deutsch Atrophie) ist ein südafrikanischer Kurzfilm von Palesa Shongwe aus dem Jahr 2009. In Deutschland feierte der Film am 8. Mai 2011 bei den Internationalen Kurzfilmtagen in Oberhausen Premiere. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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