Short film

Birth

2009 · 12 min

A short, unsettling animated piece that turns a young woman's fear of childbirth into a quietly dread-soaked, intimate experience.

Overview: Amina, a young woman (17) is pregnant and afraid to give birth. For a consolation and advice she goes to older women but their stories scare her even more.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and eerie. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Parenthood, fate, trauma, isolation
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
fate
trauma
isolation
death
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild