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Mirror

2015 · 3 min

A quiet, tender miniature that lingers on a mother's small anxieties, leaving a soft ache of recognition.

Overview
Animation based on the December 7, 2015 cover of The New Yorker by graphic novelist Chris Ware, with voice recording of a mother worrying about her reaction to daughter’s first make-up.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • parenthood
  • family
  • aging
  • memory
  • identity
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
animation
Directed by
Chris Ware
Runtime
3 min

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