Underplayed Gems

Self (2024)

Self poster
Directed by
Searit Huluf
Genre
animation, family, fantasy
Country
United States
Runtime
7 min
Rated
PG
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman struggles with her own reflection as she tries to express her identity through her art. The film uses a mix of stop motion and computer animation to tell her story.

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What happens

Self is a 2024 American animated short film written and directed by Searit Kahsay Huluf, produced by Pixar Animation Studios, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The eleventh short film in the SparkShorts series, the short film, which combines stop motion with computer animation, was released on February 2, 2024, on Disney+. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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