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Short film

Wo-Da-Vor-Bei

1958 · 2 min

A playful, cerebral experiment that turns language into shifting shapes, rewarding close attention with quiet visual wit.

Directed by
Marc Adrian
Overview
“In Wo-Da-Vor-Bei the syllables comprising the title are…worked over until they are more like images, structures, or abstract figures than they are word fragments.” –Hans Petersen

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Directed by
Marc Adrian
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • identity
  • media
Places
None
Era
timeless
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
Action0
Horror0
Humour3
Realism2
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity8
Emotional weight3

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Directed by
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Runtime
2 min

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