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Poster for Foul Ball

Foul Ball

1996 · 2 min

A brief, pointed jolt of protest animation that leaves a quiet sting of unease.

Directed by
Toe Yuen
Genres
Animation
Overview
Borrowing its title from a campaign raising awareness for the use of forced child labor in football stitching in Sialkot, Pakistan during mid-to-late 1990s, Toe Yuen's short is a social statement protesting the exploitation imposed by sports brands.
How it feels
Dark, satirical, bleak and earnest. Brisk and needs your attention.
About
Class, power, crime, justice
Content
Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Toe Yuen
Genres
Animation
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
animation
Directed by
Toe Yuen
Runtime
2 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
No Language

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