Short film

The Rip

2024 · 11 min

A gentle, bittersweet short that sees a child's imagination soften a frightening hospital reality, tender and quietly sad.

Overview: A young girl tries to keep her "gama-gutchi" alive while her father is in a coma, at risk of becoming a vegetable. Unaware of the implications, she creates inner images that come to life in the animation, in a touching film about the magical thinking of children.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, whimsical and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Grief, family, parenthood, healing
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
family
parenthood
healing
death
Places: hospital
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none