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
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.
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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