Caterpillarplasty (2018)

Directed by

David Barlow-Krelina

Genre

animation

Country

Canada

Runtime

5 min

Rated

14A

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a futuristic plastic surgery clinic, people use advanced technology to reshape their bodies to match extreme beauty standards. The film follows the strange and unsettling procedures that take place there.

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What happens

Caterpillarplasty is a Canadian animated short film, directed by David Barlow-Krelina and released in 2018. Set in a futuristic world, the film takes place in a plastic surgery clinic where advanced new technologies have enabled people to alter their appearances to conform to extreme new beauty standards. The film premiered at the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival, where it received an honorable mention from the Ecumenical Jury. It had its Canadian premiere at the Ottawa International Animation Festival. It received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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