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Clay

2026 · 11 min

A gentle, tactile stop-motion short that feels like a warm hug with a quiet ache underneath.

Directed by
Joe Bauer
Genres
Animation, Drama
Overview
Clay Mashon is a 6-year-old boy with two loving parents about to start his first year of school. The only issue is, Clay is made entirely of blue plasticine.
How it feels
Warm, whimsical, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Identity, family, coming-of-age, parenthood
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Directed by
Joe Bauer
Genres
Animation, Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour4
Realism3
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
animation, drama
Directed by
Joe Bauer
Written by
Joe Bauer
Starring
Ngoc Phan, Robert Griffiths
Runtime
11 min
Country
Australia
Languages
English

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