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Happier Alone

2022 · 5 min

A gentle, quietly affirming stop-motion short that feels like a calm breath of self-acceptance.

Tagline
Self- acceptance whatever society dictates
Overview
Stop motion animation that portrays the preferred lifestyle of an introverted man who has completely accepted his own true nature.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 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
  • identity
  • isolation
  • loneliness
  • freedom
  • healing
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism4
Romance1
Tension1
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
animation
Directed by
Lili Giacobino
Written by
Lili Giacobino
Starring
Rob Sharp
Runtime
5 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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