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Merry Christmas

1969 · 3 min

A brief, dreamlike drift through holiday crowds, where painted textures blur the line between documentary and vision.

Directed by
Jerome Hill
Genres
Animation
Overview
This film uses an experimental painting technique on documentary footage of the bustling New York streets during Christmastime: Mary, Joseph and the unborn Christ travel through the streets.

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Directed by
Jerome Hill
Genres
Animation
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • isolation
  • identity
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism4
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
animation
Directed by
Jerome Hill
Written by
Jerome Hill
Runtime
3 min

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